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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
ONE MAN IS KILLED
DOZEN OTHERS INJURED IN. A
 CHICAGO FIRE.
Property to the Extent of Four Hun- dred Thousand Dollars Was
 Destroyed by Fire in -.. r- Box Factory.

Chicago. May 21.-one man is known to have been killed. nine to a dozen others were injured and property to the extent of $4OO.0o was destroyed by fire which broke out today in the plant of the Wintermeyer box factory, at Twenty y-seventh and Throop Streets.
 The flames which originated from some unknown cause spread through the building with great rapidity. cut ting off the escape of many of the em- ployes on the second and third floors. Many of them ran to the fire escapes down which they clambered. while a smaller number were compelled to leap from the windows of the two upper floors. The majority of those who sustained injuries were hurt in his manner
 The identity of the one man killed has not yet been established. He was seen near window and was heard to call to the firemen for help. but be- fore they could reach him he fell back ward Into the flames. His name will not be known until the entire list of employees has been oh ecked up.
 It was reported by several of the workmen that at least five others were caught in the fire and burned to death, but the truth of this has not yet been proven, and 1t Is believed that with the exception of the one man. the oth- CTS made tn cir escape and went to their homes
 From the plant of the box factory the fire spread to the establishment of the Suess Ornamental Glass Com pany. and in this place also several men were injured by jumping from the windows. The lumber yard of the T. Wilce Lumber Company. adjoining the Wintermeyer factory. was de- stroyed.
 For a time 1t was feared that other manufacturing establishments in the neighbo orh ood could not be saved. but the ire was finally extinguished after desperate light.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Grand Lodge of PYthians
 Adjourns. APPRoPRIATES MONEY
 FOR MOBILE DRILL TEAM w. H. Sanford Aroused Knights With Eloquence' Delegates Enthusisstie in Their Praise se rheir TuscsIsoss Brothers for warm ospatslity--suece.s-
 fui Session Comes
 to Fad.

Tuscaloosa. May i.--(speciai. 1.-Two live questions were placed before the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias this morning when the location of the Pythian Temple and the next meeting place of the Grand Lodge was brought before that body.
 The two places for the Pythian Tenn pie were brought before the body. the first being Annfston and the second being Montgomery.
 The advocates of Anniston proposed giving $12.o0O. which was subscribed by the Commercial Club of that city. l.. F. Green of that city led the move ment, and so sincere was he in his convictions that he received the sys- pathy, even of his opponents Other advocates of Anniston were Hon. c. D. Preduex of Birmingham and Hon. Ross Biackmon of Anniston. who made tell ing speeches.
 The Montgomery movement was led
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
NEW DEvELOPMENTs.
DiRgSng fOr Bodies on Gunneas Farm
 to Be Resamed.

te Be Resamed.
 La Porte. Ind, May 2l.--Tomerrow promises to be day of developments in the Guinness case The grand jury wiif1 probably complete it's iabors and report and Sheriff Smntzer wilt re- sume digging for bodies ir the farm yard of Mrs Belle Guinness.
 Tn spite of the denial of John IsAr- sen. ss2 Francisco Street. Chicago. thaf his uncle, Peter Paulsen. supposed fath- CT of Mrs Belle Gunness. was a mn- gfcian in Norway. as stated in cable dispatches from Christiana. William williamson, of Richter. Ind. had writ ten the Sheriff that he knew the fanl- fly in Norway. He says that once q year Peter Paulsen and his troupe came to Fredericksburg, Norway. where he and Mrs. Williamson lived and gave public exhihbitiong in the gymnasium. a building owned by the Governments was In the orchestra and played for Mrs. Guinness, then Jennie Bell Paul sen, i2 years old. while she walked q tight rope and danced.
 Mrs. J. IT. KeeIer of McKeesport. Pa. has written Coroner Mack that she believes her father. John P. Bun- ter, who left his home on November 2s. 1907. after having talked about marrying a widow in Indiana. came 10 La Porte and is among those put out of the way by Mrs. Gunness.
 Deputy Sheriff Anstiss today went to South Bend and recovered posses sion of a shepherd dog taken from the Gunness farm by South Bend persons to use for exhibition purposes No action will be taken against the men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Platt Divorce Case Ends
 in Sensation.
PERJURY IS THE CHARGE
Man Who Manufactured Marriage
 Certificate Gives Evidence.
His Deposition to Court Stated That the Certificate Was Made Three Months After the AL
 legged Marriage.

New York, May 2l.-The case of Mae c. Wood, the Omaha woman, who sued United States Senator Thomas c. Platt for divorce. came to a sudden and ser- sationai end this afternoon when Jua-. tice o'Gorman of the Supreme Court dismissed the complaint and decided that the complainant be committed to the city prison under sS.00o bail on a charge of perjury. Miss Wood was taken to the Tombs.
 The climax came after the introduce ton in evidence of the deposition of a man who manufactured the blank upon one of which the alleged wood-Platt marriage certificate had been prepared in which he declared that the blank form in question was not Autographed until three months after the marriage of Miss Wood to Mr. Piatt Is alleged to have occurred. The Senator's son. Frank H. Platt. also had testifed that in his belief no such lsters ever had been written to Miss Wood by his father. as were reported in alleged copies offered in court by the corn- plainant.
 The case has attracted exceptionally wide attention on account of the prom inene of the aged Senator and ths names of other widely known persons whom Miss Wood involved ip her sen- sationa1 charges. ia support of her come plaint.
 Miss Wood was at once taken to the Tombs. On her way she chatted iaugh~ ingIy with the officers. The conmit- ment on the perjury charge was made by Justice O'Gorman on his own tni- tiative. He had personally questioned the complainant who had been recall ed to the stand and when she reiter~ ated her former testimony regarding the marriage the Justice said.
 "The court cannot believe there was q marriage. Being convinced of fhe plaintiffs guilt in eommitting pertuey in the case. commit her to prison un- less she furnishes ts,0o0 ball. At a late honr Mics Wood had nnl been able to furnish the bail demanded in her case and was stili locked ID ir the gTofaka..---. -.--...l. ...a !. t...a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
LITTLE WILLIE KERR
 DROWNS NEAR HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville. May 2l.-(Special)-Wil- l,e Kerr 1O-year old son of Mrs. Fan nie Kerr. was drowned late yesterday afternoon in Blue Spring branch in the northen part of the city.
 He and several companions of his own age were fishing and the little fellow attempted to wade across the stream to get a crawfish. The boy did not notice that the chahhel was deep and when he stepped ihto the water he sank.
 The bov's companions were too bad lv frightened to do anything but run for help and when the body was brought up out of the stream by a diver the boy was dead
 Every known method of restoring partially drowned persons was tried but the spark of life had been extin- guished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
Lynch To Again Head TnternatiOna
 Typographical Union.

Indianapolis, Ind. May 2i--At the International Typographical Union headauarters 1t was announced tonight that in all probability President James M Lynch. Vice President Hayes and Secretary and Treasurer J. A. Bramwood, have been reelected.
 This information Is based on more than 100 telegrams from throughout the country, giving the vote of the diff ferent locals. The vote so far shows Lynch and Bramwood far in the lead for the offices of President and Sec ary-Treasurer, respectively.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22

favorably upon an electric railroad franchise applied for by the Parkside Realty Company.
 The jury. which went out at s:ao o'clock Tuesday night. stood six to six upon the first ballot. and remained so without change during the thir. teen ballots taken
 It was learned that the question upon which the jury was split. was the cred ibility of the witnesses. Fourteen members of the 50 called "Boodling Board of Supervisors of the Schmits administration testihsd to the offer of brtbes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Tnrnndo in lowa.

Ottumwa, Iowa, May zI-SouEheln n Iowa, was visited by terrific wind storm which at Albia assumed the form of a tornado. The Grant ScnooI. Tn Albia was wrecked and the rooI crash ti- ed through to the rooms below just before inc time for school The pupils and teachers escaped injury J. M, Tay- Tor was instantly killed by heavy corn crib which the wind blew up and dropped on him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
RUFF JURY DIsAGREEs.
Jurors Stood SIX For AeauittaI and Six
 For Conviction.

San Francisco. May 2l-After beinR out for fortv-three and half hours. the jury iu the trial # Abraho,n Ruef the former political Doss Ut -;aG lran- cisco and the central figure in the bribery graft prosecution against whom wholesale indictments were returned. failed to agree upon q verdict and were discharged at o'clock this afternoon by Judge Maurice T, DoolinE
 The specific charge againss Iuef in the trial just closed was the offer of Q bribs of $1.ooo to former Supervisor -.-AAlnKs Phillips, to influence his vota
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
NO LEGISLATION 10 MODIFY
 POWER OF FEDERAL COURTS

Washington. May 21--No bill to mod fly the power of the Federal Courts in the exercise of injunctions will be passed at this session of Congress. It was decided tonight at a conference of the Republican members of the House that to enact such a measure would be unwise-
 As indicated by the several votes taken tonight. sentiment for and against a modifying bill was pretty evenly divided and those who led in the debate. took part with much vigor and Eoirit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
RECOVER STOLEN SECURITIES.
French Police Get Back Booty From
 Mail Thieves.

New York, May 21.--The French po- lice. 1t is announced, have recovered practically all of the securities stolen by the mail thieves who footed the reg istered mall bags on the ocean liner Savoie in January 1907.
 One of the parcels of bonds stolen had been mailed to a foreign customer by Richmond and Company of 3S Pine Street. The bonds were insured by the banking house and the loss was made good long ago by the Insurance com pany.
 Redmond and Company said yester- day that their information was that all but about $2,000 par value of the secu- rifles had been recovered and the miss ing ones had been located by me French police.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Rryan In Entloraed.

Raleigh. N. C., May 1.-The Demo- cratic convention of the Second Dis trfct. held in Kingston today. elected four delegates to the national eonven- ton at Denver. and unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing w. J. Bryan for President, and instrueting it's delegates to vote for and use all their Influence for his nomination.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
nRowARD STILL LEADS.
Successful Candidates VIII Run An .
 Second Primary,

succtNNkuf CahufuuttH VIII Run An q
 Second Primary.
 Jacksonville, Fla, May 21-Complete returns from Tuesdays primary elect ion have only been received from twenty-two counties out of the forty six in the State. These returns in- dicate that Governor Broward, for United States Senator, leads by about HOO votes. and Albert Gilchrist. for Governor, by 4,600 votes
 Governor Broward and Duncan U . Fletcher for United States Senator, and Gilchrist and J. N. c. Stockton. will have to fight 1t out in the second pri- mary in June
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Tnviten NTr. ROoaeveIt

Washington. May 21.-Representa- tive Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, President of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. which meets in Washington December next. and Rep gesentatlves Davidson. Ellis and Moore, Directors of the Congress, called on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22

President to invite him to attend the meeting and to cooperate with the or ganization in it's work. The President said he did not know whether he would be able to attend, but he assured his callers of his deep interest in their work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
TAFT IN NASHVILLE.

War Secretary Speaks to Large Audi
 emce at vendome Theatre.
 Nashville. Tenn, May 21--secretary of War William H. Haft addressed a large audience at the Vendome Theatre here tonight. the taking over of the Philippine Archipelago by. the Ameri- can government. being his subject.
 He was most cordially received and was frequently appfauded. Secretary Taft is here as the guest of the Bar Association of Tennessee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
0. H. LoomIs nend

Chicago. May 9i.--A dispatch to The Tribune from Kewanee. H.. says: O II. Loomis. aged ss years. a pioneer business man. died yesterday. He had been a Sunday School superintendent longer than any other person In the world. according to recent -investiga-. tions by church societies. For sixty two years he had been Superintendent of the congregstional Sunday School he<&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22

ment set forth by Professor A. W. Ashcraft of Florence. that city was unanimously voted the next meeting place.
 The Knights are very high in their praise If Tuscaloosa and the treatment praise of Tuscaloosa and the treatment they have received while here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 21.-Fo1 Alabama, Fair Friday and Saturday, fresh south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-22
Money for Mobile Team,

At the meeting of the Grand Lodge This afternoon $500 was authorized to be paid to the uniform rank at Mo- bile. which will compete at the prize drill of the Supreme Lodge to be held in Boston during the summer.
 The uniform rank at Mobile is said to be one of the finest in the United States.
 Quite a heated discussion preceded the donating of this amount, and upon a vote 1t won by only one vote, the vote being II to 70.
 After the installation of officers by Judge Disque of Gadsden. the session came to close.
, 1908-04-24
ROCK f ALKALIED.

Recently the Union Pacific has been
compelled to run a water train from
Laramie to supply water for its en-
gines taking water at Rock River. This
has been made necessary because of
the large amount of alkali in the water
now running down Rock creek. The
Bosler company secured the right to
use a small alkali lake for reservoir
purposes and the overflow from this
reservoir is turned back into Rock
creek, impregnating all the water to
u an extent as to render it Value
less for use in engines or for drinking
purposes. In fact, 1t Is believed it will
be just as valueless for irrigating pur-
poses and that it will be d%eadening to
vegetation and greatly detrimental to
the soil. In all probability the reser-
voir will have to be abandoned, to the
large financial loss of the company.
Some complaint about the matter
has been made to the office of the state
engineer, but it does not appear that
this office has any power to take as.
ton in such cases. Our laws do not
contemplate that serious damage may
be done in this way and hence there
has been no provision for abatement.
II the Bosler company is compelled to
abandon the reservoir and the pipe
line leading thereto because of the bad
condition of the water, it will mean a
considerable financial loss, and at the
same time a backset to the agricul-
tural development of that section.
, 1908-04-24

suited In Unreasonable benefit to the
states concerned. and have, Under the
dial guardianship of the nation AMI
state, eliminated almost entirely specu-
latiye holdings so far as land acquired
under this act is concerned. Under
this law and its operations no land Is
segregated to the state until both the
state and general government are sat
isned that the lands desired are to be,
can be, and will be at once available
for irrigation and homes. No person
can acquire under this law more than
100 acres and the whole transaction
Is so guarded as to insure In the high
est degree honest operation as well as
the actual settlement and improve
ment of the land. This law operates
to reclaim tracts of land where the
labor and expense is beyond the means
of the individual settler and tracts
usually not of sufficient area 10 attract
the attention of the reclamation ser
vice"
, 1908-04-24
TEMPTING THE CHILD TO READ

An experiment which has proved
both interesting and gratifyingly sue
cessful has been made under the aus
pieces of the library committee of the
Chicago association of collegiate alum
nae.
At the noon hour for six Saturdays
a practiced story teller has related to
an audience OF children in the public
library stories from the great mythol-
ogies, from standard literature, and
from history. The first Saturday only
a, handful of children gathered for the
entertainment. But each Saturday the
number increased till the audience
had grown to over 800.
The purpose of this experiment is to
teach the children of the city the prop
err use of our libraries, to tempt them
to spend time with good books,t to teach
them what to look for in the bewilder-
ing abundance of libraries, to counter
act the interests of the street, and
awaken their minds to better things
Chicago Tribune.
, 1908-04-24
BENEFITS OF THE CAREY ACT.

Very few people have a knowledge
of the vast benefits the Carey desert
act is working in this and adjoining
states. Idaho has selected all of the
land it is entitled to under the act
and Wyoming is close to the limit.
Senator Clark, in submitting a report
from the senate committee on public
lands concerning the bill providing for
an additional million acres, furnished
this information regarding the opera
ton of the act in Wyoming: /,
Under the provisions Of this act the
state of Wyoming has already applied
for nearly 500. 900 acres, and surveys
are now being made and applications
prepared for additional amounts, which
will far exceed the amount originally
mentioned in said law. The commit
tee Is Of the opinion that the opera
lions Of the act should not be hinjered
or impeied and that the additional
acreage should be made available.
The operations of the Carey act in
dealing with the arid hands have been
most beneficial I1 workings have re-
, 1908-04-24
WAR DECLARED
Who Will Enlist In This Popular
Movement?

War has been declared by our lead
ing druggists.
They are going to fight stomach trou-
bles with Mona Tablets. They feel
so sure of that they guarantee
to refund the price of any 50-cent box
that does not give satisfaction and do
all that is claimed for it.
Mona is an absolute strengthened
and cure for the stomach and digestive
organs.
If you suifer with headache, dizzi-
ness. p%alpitation, bad taste in the
mouth. nervousness, coased tongue,
distress after eating, try Mona.
1t will not be long before all these
symptoms have disappeared and you
are strong and well.
The Laramie Drug company sells
Mona under an absolute guarantee
to refund the money unless it cures.
, 1908-04-24

Several citizens have requested The
Republican to refrain from comment
ing upon the constant attacks being
made by the Boomerang upon our local
institutions. believing that IL nothing
was said it would finally De ashamed
OF itself and mend its ways. There is
nothing in the argument. The paper is
determined to rule or ruin everything
of value in this community. AS its rule
would be worse than rum, the condem-
nation of everything and everybody
be met, else it will be claiming
that its vilification is true and that it
cannot be refuted
, 1908-04-24
TRUE DAUGHTERS OF
STATE OE WYOMING.

A special from Evanston to the
Cheyenne Tribune thus refers to the
concert by the University Girls Glee
and Mandolin club at that place:
"At $3.50 when the curtain of the
Evanston opera house went up they
were greeted by a packed house of adj
mirers who cheered them Justify. The
program was rendered with grace and
dignity which showed thorough train,
ing and the various s~oloists were en-
cored again and again.
This benefit concert for the Hanna
sufferers was an unmarried success
and the receipts were very generous
Furthermore Evanston is proud of the
club, recognizing that these are true
daughters of Wyoming and when they
come again their welcome will be nc
less enthusiastic. They left on a night
train for the east"
, 1908-04-24

The fight upon Bryan in New York
is of such a warm nature that leading
democrats of the east are of the opin.
ion that he may be forced to with
draw. 1t is argued that he cannot gain
any additional glory by going down
the third time and that the loss of New
York means this without question. 1t
is believed that the ~dissension in New
York will cause much of the southern
strength to 80 to johnson of Minnesota
or Judge Gray Of Delaware and that
the opposition may become so serious
hat Bryan would not care TO risk utter
humiliation.
, 1908-04-24
RENDERED A DANCE
TO VISITING GIRLS

The concert given by the university
girls last night vas quite well attend
ed and the girls were given an en
thusiastic reception, says the Rock
Springs Miner. The playing of Mrs.
Mary Slavens Clark delighted the au-
dience and she was obliged to respond
to In encore after each number. Mrs.
Clark is indeed a talented musician.
The other numbers on the program
were all well rendered and were well
received by the audience. AT the close
of the program the management Of the
opera house rendered the girls a dance
and many remained to enjoy this part
of the entertainment.
, 1908-04-24
STATE PRESS

The Strenuous Judges
Whoever thinks the life of the dis
trict judges of this state is m long,
pleasant dream Of ease might change
his mind on further investigation. The
fact is that instead of four districts
the state should have six. The work
of the courts is congested-has grown
beyond the ability Of foul men to han
die it properly-and under present
lief. Under the constitution no more
districts can be created until the state
has increased in property value to a
point that seems far distant.-Ther-
mopolis Record.
, 1908-04-24
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
WISH AL SHERIDAN,

President J.. d. Towar state Chem
list Fl. G. Knight, Irrigationist H. T.
NOVEL; and Veterinarian o. L. Prien,
of the state university, spent Sunday
night at the sheridan Inn, on their
way to Buffalo to conduct a two days
session of the farmers institute for
Johnson county, says the Sheridan
Post. These gentlemen will return to
Sheridan Wednesday, in time to open
the Sheridan farmers institute, which
begins Wednesday evening and lasts
over Thursday, at the city hall.
, 1908-04-24
Well Named.

The train had stopped at a little
town on the prairie.
The passenger with the skull cap
struck his head out of the window and
read the name over the door of the
station.
"'Star View,'' he said. well, that's
a good name, anyway"
Yes sir" responded the detected
villager on the station platform, "and
it fits the burned town like a glove. If
you should come here to make a livin,'
mister. it'd 'starve YOU all right, ali
right
, 1908-04-24

Washington dispatches Indicate that
there Is hope for the restoration of
the army canteen. Such action would
really be for the betterment of con.
ditions In the service and the moral.
ity of the soldier. Without the can-
teen soldiers go to the cheap whiskey
shops lear at hand and spend their
money for stun that does them far
more injury than the light wines and
beers they were permitted to keep in
the canteens. The restoration of the
canteen would be a decided victory for
morality.