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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
IS SWEPT BY FIRE Several Stores in Town Destroyed. 1 LOSS WILL REACH s15,ooO Citizens Confined Flames to Busi-
 ness Section. confiasrstion Wa. Due to Detective wiring And People of Little City
 Were Aroused in The Early Morning.

Goodwater. July 11--tspeciai)--A disastrous fire caused by defective elec- tric wiring swept the business part of Goodwater this morning. destroying several stores and causing losses es- timated at over s25.ooo.
 The people were aroused from their Sunday morning sleep by the fire alarm and men and women turned out to join the bucket fire works. Never was fire fought more heroicaIly than was this one, Men of town and country worked as was never known before. The negroes did all they could to save the white mans goods.
 The first discovery was made about o'oclock in the 1ewelry store of L. A. Grogan. The house was owned by Crew Bros. and was not insured Its value was s1.2so. Mir Grogan had a stock of goods valued at sl.soo in- sured for $500. The next to burn was Crew Bros. fancy and staple groceries and dry goods. The stock and goods was valued at s5,00o. insured for s2.- 900. The house was valued at s4.OO0; insured for s3,ooo.. The next was B. F. Crew stock goods and house, valued at $S,000. tnsured<for &4,000 The next was the house owned by R. H Crew: no insurance at all; value s4.000. This house was occupied by ". H. Staples with dry goods and groceries--alI saved. The next was an emp ty store house. owned by C.. M Crew and valued at sl,so0. with $500 insurance The two last houses being empty and no wind. was the cause os the fire stopping where 1t did. Just below and adjoining the last house was an old frame building owned by the Columbus, kGa-) Fertilizer Com papy. The citizens pulled tiis down and carried it away piece by patce, Next adi0ininRe this was the frame building of Carmichael and Robinson. hardware. Had the fire reached thia the damage would have been immense, as the residences would have been reached.
 This Is the second fire for Crew Brothers and B. F. Crew within the last few years Each firm was just getting over the last fire and feeling that they could 90 on to success,
 T. J. Arnold. an insurance agent was on the ground and assured the losers that they would be paid in full as soon as adjustment could be had.
 . Today was a busy one in thls little town. Goods are scattered all over the lower port of town and will have to be gathered up and sheltered. Main street Is blocked with tirnbers and other things which makes 1t impossi- ble to travel 1t at all.
 Everything in the Carmichael and Robinson hardware house was put out on the street.
 Developments show that the Ire was caused by an electric wire coming in contact with 6 telephone wire. This had caused the power house to catch on fire once or twice before this, and the men at the power house three miles from town were first to discover the fire
 L. A. Grogan Is city clerk and had all the city books and papers in his house. None of them was saved. He is also Deputy Circuit Clerk. All the county books and bonds were saved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
FIVE ARE DROWNED AND
 FOUR OTHERS MISSING

Baltimore, Md. July 12.-Five men are known to have been drowned and three women and a man are believed to have met like fate this evening. when a very severe wind and rain storm passed over the harbor of this city.
 Flight men in row boat were en- deavoring to reach Fort McHenrys when one of them, Peter Dietrich, ter- riied by the storm, while attempting to leap overboard, upset the boat. He. William DeLacour. Joseph Lohmiller and Edward Simmons, were drowned. The others righted the boat and reach ed the fort safely.
 The overturning of a boat in the Spring Gardens brought death by drowning to John Harrington. The fnding of an overturned. row boat in the Patapsee River in which three wo- men and a man were seen shortly be- fore the storm, leads to the belief that all four were drowned. A woman's hat was found in this boat with another floating nearby. None of the bodies have been recovered. Reports are conn ing in from various points in Maryland. showing damage by lightning and rain during the storm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
FOUR LOSE LIVES
A FATAL EXPLOSION ON A PLEAS
 UfsE LAUNCH.
Only Two of the Entfre Party Were Saved and They Were Rescued yust in the Nick
 of Time.

Marion, Mass.. July i2.--Four prorni. nent summer residents of this town and Falmouth. met death through an expio- sion of 45-foot launch of here last night.
 Two survivors were picked up today after having been in the water for twelve hours.
 The dead: Roland worthington, Bos- ton: John T. TrulI, Weburn: Joseph s Zeal. Milton; George Savory. Marble head. captain of the launch.
 The saved: A. P. TarbelI, Marble head; Edward Tucker. Boston
 Tucker. who was clinging to an oar. and TarbeIl. who was supported by iife-preserver. were able to swim, and they remained on the water until pick ed up by 1obsteR fisherman going out In the early morning to haul his pots.
 Neither of the survivors was able to give the cause of the explosion Mr. Tarbel1. who owned the Dolphin. as the launch was called. said that the boat pleasure cruise. and was we'll out in the middle of Buzzard Bay when the expIoHion occurred Eavory, the enc ginn6r, waa suddenly blown into the air and was probably dead when he struck the water. The boat caught fire immediately and TarbeIT called to his comrades to leap over board. He
  self before he leaped. and Mir. Tucker. who is connected with the Boston bank ing firm of Rollins 6 Sons. seized an oar and followed So far as they knew. none of the others in the party jumped. Both Tarbell and Tucker re- uiained near tfse launch for several mo- ments, urging their comrades to jump into the water with e cushion. oar, life-preserver, or something. for the launch was burning rapidly One man, believed to be Roland Worthfngton, was seen clinging to the side of the boat. but he could not swim apparently, and the men in the water could not reach him. Gradually the launch drift cd out to sea and Mir. Tucker and Mfr. Tarbeil were forced to give up hope. They turned landward and swam slow iy so as to husband their strength as much as possible. It was twelve hours before their rescue came. The launch undoubted sank with all on board
 The party had gone out on Q cruise in the bay at the invitation of Mir. Tarbe1l, who came here yesterday from Marblehead Neck. Mir. Worthington. who was spending the summer at Fai- mouth, was a large owner of real es- tate in the Boston financial district, but had retired from active business. He was 49 years old. Mir. TruI:, who was 6e years old, was well-known in Boston mercantile circles and had a place of business there. He lived in Wobufn. He leaves widow and three chil- dreu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13

 CONVENTION Delegates Gathering in
 Columbus. Ohio. MANY TEMPERANCE ORATORS Seaborn Wright of Georgia Is
 Mentioned for President. Platform VIII Denounce Repubs and Democrats Because of Failure of
 Congress to step Liquor ship menfs Into Dry States. 


Columbus, O., July i2.--Delegates are arriving today for the Prohibition Na- tional Convention which will be held here next Wednesday and Thursday and for the State Convention which Will open tomorrow. The two conventions will bring to the city several thousand persons. including delegates and visi- tors. Most of the state delegations to the national convention are expected Tuesday and they will be escorted from the union station to their hotels by brass band seated upon a big water sprinkler There will be- parade of all the convention hosts on Wednesday at noon.
 Beginning tomorrow night there will be mass meetings every night at Me. morial Hall, where the conventions will assemble, addressed by leading temper ance orators. Four former candidates for President will be heard Wednes- day night; former Governor J P. St. John of Kansas, Joshua lowering ot Maryland. John e. Wooiey of Chicago and pr. Sllas c. Swallow of Pennsyi- vania.
 The National Executive and General Committee will meet Tuesday. at which time temporary officers will be chosen subject to ratification by the conven- ton. For temporary chairman. there ~f~"t%ez uel Dickie of Albion College, Michigan; Robert H. Patton. Springfield, nl.; Col onel Frank Sibley of Arizona. and Ho- mer L.. Castle of Pennsylvania. Indi- cations now point to an open fight for the nomination for President There Is on foot a movement among some of the leaders of the party to place a Southern Democrat and q Northern Re- publican on the ticket and Seaborn fNf nR q R. Artman of Indiana were approached on the subject. but 1t is stated by Ma tional Chairman Charles R. Jones of Chicago that assurances have not been received from either that a nomination would be accepted and 1t is not now ex. pected that any will be received.
 Among the candidates for President who have been prominently mantfone1 are Fred F, Wheeler, Los Angeles, Cal Tracey. Detroit; Rev. W. P. Palmore editor St. Louis Christian Advocate; Alfred L. Mannierre New York. and pr. J. B. Cranfill of Dallas. Tex, a former candidate for vice-President.
 The platform will be brief and d. rect" said Chairman Jones
 The platform will denounce the Re- publican and emocratic parties be- cause of the failure of Congress to put a stop to the shipment of liquor into proh hibitions States Other issues will be covered Tn the convention will be about twanty-hve platform makers. and each probably will have q draft of a platfoFm More blanks will be offered than win be adopted by the Resolutaons Committee and few will be debated on the floor of the convention.
 T do not think any delegate will of- fer a resolution to endorse the anti- saloon 1sague."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
HOLDS CONFERENCE
STATE AFFAIRS OF IMPORTANT
 NATURE DISCUSSED.
Preaaaent Roosevelt COnfers Wfth see- retary of State Root and Robert Bacon His Assinfant-Noth-
 ing Given Out.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., July l2.--Presi- dent Roosevelt conferred this after noon with Secretary of State Elihu Root and Assistant and Acting Secre- ident's home on Sagamore Hill for al- most four hours
 The exact nature of their delibera- tions could not be learned. It Is pre- sumed, howeve that state affalrs of an important nature was the subject of their discussion. It is thought likely that the foremost subject was the sIt- uation at present existing between the United States and Venezuela
 Secretary Root who completed a course at Muldoon's farm, at White Plains. N. Y. came across Long Is- land Sound this morning in the govern ment yacht Sylph, which had been sent over for him. Acting Secretary Bacon was at his home in Westbury. L. l.. and came to sagamore Hill in an auto mobile arriving shortly after l o'clock. After the conference, Secretary Root and President Roosevelt accompanied by two of the Presidents sons. were seen going toward the beach on Cold Spring Harbor. where the President goes bathing. Some of the party car ried towels and 1t was supposed all were bound for e cooling dip in the bay.
 Secretary Loeb was not at the con ference. having gone to visit Represen- tative Cosks. The stan of the exccu- tive officer were on duty all afternoon awaiting some business from the Pres ident.
 When seen tonight, the President s secretary said that the conference at Sagamore Hill today was connected with affairs in the State Department He said that Secretary Root had been Invited by the President to spend Sun day with him. The Secretary remains at Sagamore Hill tonight as the Presi- dents guest. This excessively hot day was not too warm to keep President Roosevelt from attending church. With Mrs. Roosevelt he drove down from Sagamore Hill to Christ Episcopal Church in the village and listened to a sermon on tho Mathematics of Life and Character"
 When the President entered the church he waved his hat to the assem- bled people and spying a couple of old men whom he had known for years ba raised his hat and said with emphasis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
PERSONAL PLATFORM
MIR. TAFTs OWN ANTI-INJUNoTIoN
 PLANK.
Am Ofneial Announcement is Given Out by His Campaign Manawers,
 Ignoring Platform Of
 Chicago Comvenfion.

Chicago. H., July i5.--Under the caption Taft Ignores Platform" The Inter Ocean today says:
 William H. Taft yesterday wrote the anti-injunction plank which had been rejected by the Republican Ma tional Convention Into hts personal platform. It was the first official an- nouncement given out by nls campaign managers, and 1t was given out avow- edly to secure for Mir. Taft Iabor's sup port. The scheme was given out by the Industrial Headquarters establish ed by his campaign managerH 1t de- nies that Mir. Taft is the enemy of la bor organizations and declares that tlle attitude of those In labor's ranks who are opposed to him Is the result of mis- understandinga
 ''Referring specifically to Injunctions the statement announces Mir. Taft's personal anti-injunction views in words that cannot be mistaken;
 "@The injunction as 1t has been used in labor cases generally is repuEnant to our American sense of fairness. Judge Taft stands on record with the unions as opposed to 1t in it's present form. positfon that many ethars mho have advised agalnst the injunction have not dared to take, which strongly emphasixses the difference between talking about a matter and being ready to do t.
 He (Judge Taft) has stated repeat edly that no injunction should be granted until both parties to the case have. been heard If this suggestion ever becomes law. the labor injunction will be put out of business, for the right to leave the service under cer- tain conditions has been established firmly. The dissolution of each labor injunction issued against a strlke In wage controversies directly between the employer and the employe. proves t."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
A MID-OCEAN RACE.
A steamAhiP and School of Whales
 Contest HonOrs.

Contest AOnOFo.
 New York. July 12.-The story of a mid-ocean race between a school of whales and the steamship St. Louis of the American Line. which lasted for miles. and was only ended when a six ty-foot leviathan. the leader of the school. was rammed and killed by the brow of the steamer, was told today when the St Louis was warped into dock after a seven days passage from Europe.
 The St. Louis was proceeding on her course in a smooth sea last Thursday evening, when the whales appeared on the port bow of the liner. For over half an hour they swam along with the steamship on even terms. The race would have probably gone on until long after nightfall had not the leader of the school left his companions and tried to cross the bow. There was perceptIble jar as the bow struck the whale. cutting 1t in two. The carcass was drawn into the votex caused by the propeller and chopped to pieces by the steel blades. The other whales soon disappeared.i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
MISTAKES HIS BRIDE FOR
 BURGLAR AND KILLS HER

Philadelphia. Pa, July 12.-ATistaking his bride of less than year for a bur- glar, William A. Thomas. aged 2s years today shot and probably fatally wound ed her at their home in the upper section of the city.
 Hearing a noise in the bathroom of the dwelling, Thomas seized a revol- yer and began an investigation As he reached the second story of the house. Mrs. Thomas merged from the bathroom and her husband discharged the revolver. the bullet striking her in the abdomen. Thomas was arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
Looks for Frank Bates.

Washington, July l2.-The State De- partment is anxious to find out if there are any reietavies in this country of Frank Bates. an American citizen. who Argentine Republic. He was buried at that place. There is a credit of about s950 in one of the Argentine banks in Mir. Bates" name which will eecheat to the Argentine government unless some one turns up to claim it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
PRISONER ON RAMPAGE.
Flights Fellow Prisoner and omeers,
 But is OVerpOvvered.

RCAOW EEA4OMGE AAa ObfcGEBS
 But ts OverpOwered.
 Chattanooga. Tenn. July 12E-Dave Edwards. convicted of murder and who it considered the most desperate pris- oner ever in the Hamilton County jail, went on a rampage today and at tackled a fellow prisoner. J C.. Dun can, also convicted of murder
 A fierce fight ensued. in which Ed- wards was badly beaten. When the officers tried to place Edwards in the dungeon, he barricaded himself in his cell and ammonia was used. but to no avail, as Edwards had covered himself with mattress. Finally. stream of water from a three-inch hose was turned on the prisoner and he was nearly drowned. He cried enough" and the door of the cell was opened Edwards came out and made a rush for Chief Deputy Frawley. striking him with a billy" which he had made of straps and buckles from his cot. He missed the deputy and struck a negro prisoner in the face. He was finally fioored by a blow on the head with a pair of hand-cuffg and overpowered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
BOmbarding RevoIutionssts.

to The Daily Mail from Teheran says that Rachin Khan, who is in command of large force. including several bat teries of quick frers. entered Tabriz on July and is now bombarding the revolutionists who are massed in the Khiavana quarter. The latter. the dis patch says have telegraphed to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
TO VISIT POPE.
Cardinal Gibbons VIII Sail Next sat-
 urday for Rome.

CnrdinoI Gibbons VIII Sail Next 8at-
 urday for Rome.
 New York. July I2.-Cardinal Gib- bons of Baltimore, will sail next Satur- day for Rome. After his visit to the Pope he will attend the convention of the International Eucharistic League in London. at which Cardinal vanutelli will be the representative of the Pope.
 Archbishop Farley of New York. ac- eompanied by his secretaries. will also sail for Rome next Saturday and will take with him the Peters pence offer ing of the archdiocese of New York. of the deep impression made in this country by the recent centenary cei- ebration and will present the Pontin with copy of book written of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
niea a. naIl Game

Columbus. O.. July 12.-Thomas J Bryce. known to sportsmen as presi- dent of the Columbus American Associ- ation Ball Club. died suddenly this af- ternoon in the grand stand at Nell Park where he had gone. along with thousands of people. to witness the last game of the scheduled series between the Columbus and Toledo clubs. Heart disease was the cause. The game was postponed because of his death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
ExpIoaIon KiIIa Two,

Columbus, Ohio, July 12.-Willlam Wetterman, engineer, and M. H. Baus. fireman, both of Columbus. were killed early today by the explosion of a Hockigny Valley freight locomotive at Podell Station sixteen miles north of Columbus. The loco motive had just helped a freight train up the steep grade at Powell and was standing at the sta ton awaiting to be uncoupled when the acident ocurred. The boiler was hurled sixty feet. The cause of the explosion Is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13

to them: T am glad to see you" oys- ter Bays Democratic leader telegraph ed to William J Bryan that he could rely upon President Roosevelts home town for majority. The Democratic nominee replied that he was glad to have the support of the town where the Republican President lives.
 A furrier from New York East Side. came to Oyster Bay today and inform ed people that he had been command ed to see the President. He failed in his mission, however.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
Tnn nenIen IL.

Hot Springs. Va. July l2.---Judge Taft was tonight shown the statement given out by the 'industriaI headquar- ters" in Chicago and published In The Inter Ocean concerning the eanti-in- junction plank" of the Republican plat form adopted at Chicago.
 I know nothing of the statement to which you rofer." Baad Mir. Taft. My views on the subject Of lntunctions have been expressed in my Judicial opinions and in my political speeches and public addresses. but I have neith- CT made nor authorized on my behalf any expression on the subject since the Chicago convention. What may be satd by some advocate of mine. based on my opinions or speeches. of course, I cannot say. and could not now be ex- pected to comment on. expect to treat of the general subject in my speech and letter of acceptance"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
EIcHTEEN ARE IsyUREp.
Two Passenger Trains Collide WIS Sc
 rious Hfesu1ts.

rious Results.
 Texarkana. Ark. July A12.-Edghteen persons were seriously injured in a collision early today between passen- ger train No. southbound. and passen- ger train No. {. northbound. on the Texas and Pacific Railroad near Queen City. thirty miles south of here. Con- ductor Ed Bosley. in charge of train No. {, had leg h-=.ssn in two places and Conductor Joe Kane of train Mo- was prostrated from the shock Sev- eraI passengers were badly bruised and shaken up.
 The accident Is said to have been due to the overlooking of a train order by the conductor and engineer of train No l. Both trains were making slow time when the accident occurred oth- erwise there would have been much more serious results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
MExIcAN wAR RECoRps.
Government May Authorize Publication
 of VoIurtaea

Washington. July I2.-Following the publication of the ofiicial records of the Union and Confederate armies a pro- position Is now being agitated to have Congress authorize a similar publica- tion of the military records of the Mex ican war.
 It Is estimated that the publication would make about six volumes, the cost being sil.0O0 per volume, if the publication Is printed and distributed under rules similar to those governing the publication of the official records of the civil war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-13
Cotton Is FIourIahfpG.

New Orleans, La, July I2,--Tho Plc- ayune weekly cotton crop report toe morrow will say:
 With an abundance of rain In MiS- sisslppI and Louisiana. cotton Is re- ported as being in a fiourishing con- dition. Tn a few scattered instances 1t Is said that the downpours nave been somewhat excessive and some mi- nor damage had been done.y