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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
The NInaa NTeetlng.

Much talk is still to be heard in the city over the mass meeting held Saturday night at the city hall. It is believed that the members of the council whose names were called out and who were somewhat severely crit icized, will come back at their accus- CTS and public denouncers and in the next day or two there will be some newspaper cards printed or even some damage suits filed.
 There is a strained condition mo- ticeable. The next meeting of the council will be held on the 16th inst, and the indications are that there will be a tremendous crowd on hand to see what will be done with the report of the Judiciary committee and how the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman John c. Forney will be filled. It is believed that the matter will be referred to the citizens of the Sixth Ward and that whoever is chos- en in that ward will be elected to the position by the council.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
The PostmasrcrnhlI,.

Interesting rumors are abroad in this district as to the postmastership, the term of the present postmaster ex- piring on the goth of the coming month. J. Rivers Carter, the present incumbent, is a candidate for reap pointment and Joseph H. Montgomery Is an applicant for the job. It is now heard that William R. Farley. the well known leader of the United Mine Workers of America. is to be in the race. The latter gentleman could not be seen In order that the rumors might be verified, but 1t is learned that much talk is being indulged in in Re- publican circles anent the matter.
 Mir. Fairley Is pushing the candidacy of J, x. Thomas, of Pratt City. for postmaster Of the consolidated postal district in which Pratt City and Ems ley will be interested after this year,
 the postoffice to be located at Ensley. There is great complaint being reg istered on the consolidation of the two offices, people in both Pratt City and
 Ensley showing displeasure at the proposition of one of3ce with a sub
 station at Pratt City. j. x. Thomas was fer years in ihe mining business.
 Several years 1go he got into Repub- lican politics and was given the office | at Pratt City He has w. R. Fairley as a great friend. W. R. Fairley came into great prominence during the past summer during the miners strike which caused so much business depression. Several petitions are be- 1 ing signed by busi 1eas men in favor of Postmaster Carter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
as0eo REWARD.

I will pay S50.0O reward for the arrest of John Wesely HIllIard unusually black, has heavy mustache about feet inces tall, weighs 1S0 pounds; apparently about 70 years old. Escaped from my farm Nov.
 ". c. HENDERSON.
 -5t Montgomery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
CONVICT LETTING

The Board of Revenue of Barbour County will meet In Eufaula on Monday, December t4th, 1908. for the purpose of hiring out convicts for 1908. at which time bids will he received and contracts awarded for all THEODORE PRUDEN. President
 lot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
ZERO WEATHER

May not reach Montgomery. but when the cold weather comes 1t will be presented to us in punches, big punches with frost on them. Get you Q ton of coal and be ready Tor it. Do not forget to ask for poker. We want you to have one
 DIXIE COAL CO. 11s N. PERRY ST, B. s. Maultsby. E. A Rhodes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
Rumors in RaiIrnad Circles.

There has been a general revival of changes on the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad, B. M. Starxs, accord ing to the stories, to be advanced to vice presidency and T. F. Brooks superintendent of the Birmingham dt vision. to become general manager. which would bring ]. F. Wheeler from Nashville to Birmingham as su- perintendent- of the South and Norrh d. vision. It i5 stated thai the changes will be announced from the general Headquarters in Louisville. No one fin Birmingham appears to be in a posi- tion to do any talking.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

Home Beautified Buy Gifts at Tresslar's Studio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

The Most Acceptable Gift Your phOtO-FressIar'a Studio.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
MINERS ADOPT
SCALE REPORT
PRESENTED BY COMMITTEE AT
INDIANAPOLIS DISCUSSING
WAGE QUESTION.
ALL PROPOSED CHANGES
We're Defeated BY Decisive Votes By
Convention in Ind annapolis Yes.
terday--Nill Adjourn This
Morning.

Indianapolis, March 19--The nation
al convention q the United Mine
Workers of America snen. the entire
day discussing the report of the scale
committee adopting all sections con
sidered without amendments. All prop.
ositions to change the report were de
feated by a decisive vote. The last
seven sections will be discussed to
morrow morning when the convention
will adpourn They are of minor i'm
portancc.
The report of the committee was de
Tended by President Micthell Vice
President Lewis. Secretary Wilson aud
Chairman Walker, o fthe scale commit
tee Efforts to fix the minhnum day
wage scale for outside and inside la.
bor, to adjust differences in Illinois, to
make settlements biannually, tc insist
upon the immediate rehabilitation of
the interstate agreement received lit.
tie encouragement, the miners desiring
to so before the country and operators
as unit on all questions decided by
the scale committee
Under the report which seems sure
of adoption without a change the min
ers will present the present wage
scale and present conditions to the
operators of the districts as their min
imum demands, and in districts where
an agreement is not reached the min
ers will be allowed to sign with the
operators individually by and with the
consent cf the international executive
board The Indiana operators will
meet here In Joint conference with the
miners March "a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
TENNIS DATES
ARE ANNOUNCED
NATIONAL TENNIS ASSOCIATION
NAMES DATES ON WHICH
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL
BE PLAYED.

New York, March t9-Dates for the
lawn tennis season of 1908 were an
ucunced today by the United States
National Lawn Tennis association.
The national championship hegins at
Newport. r. l.. August Is. Ties be
tween the east west and south in
the national doubles win be played
August 1915 at Crescent Athletic
club, New York. The dates announced
Include:
July IT.. Aztec club, Chicago. state
championship. July 25, Chicago west
ern championship doubles. western
singles for men and women August
O. Iowa state championship. Hyperion
club. Des Noines August 8. Detroit
Athlete club, Michigan State cham.
r;cnship. August T. Ninnetonka club.
Take MinnetOnka MINI Northwest
ern championship, August n. Town
club. Milwaukee Wis Wisconsin
state championships August IL. Sioux
City Tennis club championship OF
Iowa. Nebraska, South Dakota anil
Kansas; August II. Omaha Field club
Omaha, Neb championship Cf the
middle West.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
GERMANS FIGHT
WITH NATIVES
BODY OF HOTTENTOTS ATTACK
GERMAN TROOPS IN SOUTH.
AFRICAN DESERT AND HEAVY
LOSSES OCCUR.

Berlin, March l9.-The government
tonight published a cablegram from
South Africa, reporting a battle be-
tween German cXpeditionary forces
and a body of Hottentots in Kalahari
desert. The German troops had been
sent out to find Simon Koppers. last
% the Hottentot chiefs, who is still
hostile.
. In the engagement 5S of the enemy
were killed, seven men and several
women were captured, but Koppers
escaped. The German losses were
also very heavy, Captain Won Erickert
commander of the expeditionary
force Lieutenant Ebinger and twelve
privates being killed, and seventeen
wounded, of whom nine are seriously
hurt.
A collision between German troops
accompanying the expedition which is
engaged in delimiting Of the Came
rooms. and natives was also reported
today. The Germans defeated the
natives but Captain G. Launng was
killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
DELEGATES WILL
Be UNRESTRICTED
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC COM.
ntTTEE VOTES so - STATE
WILL FAVOR GOVERNOR
JOHNSON AND NOT BRYAN.

New York. March 19.--As predicted
by Chairman Conners, the Democratic
state committee today voted almost
solidly in favor of an uninstructed del
ogaton to the national convention
But one voice was heard in opposition
that of Charles r. Williams, of Lyons,
who explained that he stood for VIM
j. Bryan, and If Williams could have
his way, today's birthday gifts + the
Nebraskan would have included the
promise of united support by the D..
mocrary of New York state.
Chairman Conners, before the meet
ing, had repeated that the sentiment
for Bryan was on the wane in New
York state and that no more than
three of the fiftyon members of the
state committee were in favor his
nomination for the presidency
He also reiterated his expression Of
opinion that the prevailing sentiment
throughout the state was for Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota, but added
that he did not think the New York
state delegation should be instructed
for an yone.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
RESUMED TALK
BEGUN TUESDAY
LAFOLETTE CONTINUES SPEECH
ON PHYSICAL VALUATION
or RAILROADS.
PENSION BILL PASSED
BY House Carries Largest Amount
Ever Authorized by That Meas
ure--Rooseveit is Scored
BY Several Members.

Washington, March 19.-Continuing
bis speech begun in the senate Tues.
day, Senator LaFoleLce, OF Wisconsin,
today devoted considerable time to a
discussion for the physical valuation
of railroads. The blind senator from
Oklahoma, Gore, attempted to draw
LaFollette into a criticism of the ac-
tions of the president and Secretary
Cortelyou in connection with the re-
cent financial disturbance, but failed,
the Wisconsin senator expressing the
opinion that the president had acted
in a way which he belived at the time
to be in the best interest of the coun-
try.
The senate devoted part of the day
tc consideration of the Omnibus claim
bill and then referred 1t back to the
committee for further consideration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
MISUSED FUNDS
OF FRATERNITY
SECRETARY OF 5UILCihG AND
LOAF CONCERN MAKES A
CONFESSION.
IN mining VENTURES
Speculation and Railroad Promoting
the Money Was Lost--Covered
Up Shortage BY Making
False Reports.

Port Huron Mich, March 19.--At
/ tcrneys for the United Home Pro
tector Fraternity ef this city. a build
ing and loan company with banking
features, announced this afternoon
that Supreme Secretary W l.. Wilson
last night confessed that he has mis-
used $4,000 of the funds of the in
istltutlon. The confession followed an
Investigation Of the concerns books
BY supreme officers.
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman.
who has taken charge. issued state
ment this evening in which he says
Wilson's shortage viii probably ex-
coed $4,000, that the money was
lost in speculation In mining ventures
and promoting of electric rilroads and
that his speculations extend over a
period of ten years
They were covered up.' says Him-
norman, during that period by falsi
flying records of the company. For in
stance. a mortgage would be paid to
tHt toIlHdnN ana iHStEAu Oi ftfpt1iVE
II as paid. Wilson would carry 1t on
the books and pay the interest himself
as II became due"
1t was these discoveries that IN
duced him 10 order the trustees TO In
vestigate Wilson's accounts. the re-
suit being the discovery Of the short
age.
Wilson said tonight that his down
fall was due to his efforts to save the
order from losses; that he never spent
a cent for drink. nor lost money gamb.
ling; that the books were examined
every year, aud has in his possession
Z statement showing that the beeks
were In perfect condition on Nnyem
Der 30 last.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
LAW
WILL Be PASSED
SPEAKER CANNON AND VICE
PRE- ESiDENT FAIRBANKS MAKE
STATEMTNT TO GoMPERS
AND UNION MEN.

Washington, March l9.-Speaker
Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks
today announced their belief that the
present congress will pass the employ
ers liability act which viii meet and
overcome the unconstitutionalities oil
the present law pointed out by the su
preme court Of the United States In a
recent decision.
These statements were made unre
servedly by Speaker Cannon and
guardedly by Vice President to a dele
cation led by Sampcl Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor from 81 national and interna
tional trade and labor organizations
and farmers organizations assembled
in national conference in this city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
AGREEMENT HAS
BEEN REACHED
OPERATION OF SHERMAN
LAW-RILL TO BE- INTRO.
DUCED NEXT WEEK.

Washington, March 19.-Another of
the series of conferences the object
of which is to perfect bill modifying
the Sherman antitrust law so as to
exempt labor organizations frCm its
operations was held here today.
None of those present would discuss
the details of the conference. but it
was learned from an authoritative
source that the proposed bill of relief
for organized labor had practically
been perfected and It is understood to
be fair TO all interests concerned.
1t tentatively has been agreed to in
troduce the bill in congress Wednes.
day next.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
IN DRIVERS POSITIONS
ST. LOUIS Breweries Feel Effects 81
Drivers Strke-Cierks Take
Their Places.

St Louis. March f9-LoCal brew
cries operated today with diminished
from factional differences ia the beer
drivers union railroad clerks who
have lost their positions by reason ct
he retrenchmcnt recently institute
nv various roads. are heinc employfi
in large number to take the places "a
Gated hy the brewery strikers.
Representative of the brewers ani
of the strikers appear.
ad before the state board Of mediation
and arbitration today to present the
merits Of the contrc versy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
BANK IS HELD UP
In DayIight-Robhers Get Away With
S900-Thought Same Who
Robbed Tyro Bank.

Muskogee. Okla. March 1.-Two
robbers. believed to be members Of
the gang that held MP the Tyro, Kan.
sas, bank last week, walked into the
Davis bank at Hoffman, Okla, thirty
miles southwest of here this after.
noon and covered the bank officials
with pistols and gathering up 5000 in
currency mounted their horses, which
were standing outside, and escaped.
So quiet and rapied were the move,
ments of the outlaws that they had
secured a good start before a posse
vas formed to pursue them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
METCALF GIVES
MS TESTIMONY
BEFORE COMMITTEE iNVESTl-
GATlNG SUBMARINE BOAT
SCANDAL.
NO EXCESSIVE PROFIT.
Made BY Boat Company is Opinion OF
ecretary-Hobson' Secre-
tary Sticks to Charge
OF Bribery.

Washington, March 19.-Socret1ry
of the Navy Metcalf and Admiral
.Capps, chief Of the bureau of construc
ton of the navy department, today
testified before the house committee
investigating the charges made
against the Electric Boat company
by Representative Lilley Both stat ID
that they did not Delievc that the
Electric Boat company had secured
an excessive profit on contracts al
ready awarded them, nor did they be,
lieye they would make an excessive
may secure.
Metcalf explained the letting of the
contract to the Lake Boat company.
saying it was conditional one, as no
money was to be paid the company
unless 1t built a boat that equalled in
speed and steaming radius the best
submarine boat now possa assed by
the government or under contract
for it.
Edward l.. Clarkson, private secre-
tary to Representative Hobson, tcsti-
fed that Lawrence Y. Spear vice
president of the Electric Boat com
pany, told him his company had in
tiuence with Speaker Cannon and
could use 1t to help Hobson get On
the naval affairs committee, but he
fore doing so would have to know
how he stood on the proposition In
which he was interested the question
of submarine boats"
The hearing adjourned for one
week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
is GUILTY OF FORGERY
Former Secretary of State Of Ken
tucky Sentenced toOne Year in
Penitentiary.

Lexington. Ky, March 19.-Walter
r. Day, secretary of state under the
brief Republican reign of Gov " S
Taylor in 1900 was today sentenced -
serve one year in the penitentiary for
forging the name cf his uncle. Floyd
Day. to check for $4,000. Day Is a
brother of Carl Day. who as a member
of the legislature was author of the
bill. which became a law. prohibiting
the co-education of the white aud
black races in Kentucky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
A REMARKABLE
RUSSIAN GIRL
HAS BEEN IN AMERICA BUT
THREE MONTHS AND HAS
MASTERED LANGUAGE.
SPEAKS FIVE OTHERS.
Is Only Ten Years Old and Attends
School in Brookiyn-Crusade
Against Unnecessary Noise
ir Gotham.

New York, March 19-In one Of the
public schools OF Brooklyn there Is n
little girl of ten years who has been
lin this country but three months aud
!now reads and speaks English with al
imost as much ease as some of her
Minna Wbisbeip is a Russian by birth,
land besides speaking English, which
she has picked up in few weeks she
has six other languages at her com
mand- Russian. Polish, German Span.
ish and Italian When Minna was n
baby her father was In favor with the
Car but trouble came and he was
Obliged to flee for his life. The fam
lily then wandered in different coun
| tries and before they had been there
many months. Minna was able to con.
verse with any o fthe natives In De
cember last they came as steerage pas
sengers to America and attention was
attracted to the family because of
tiny Minna's ability to converse In
seeyral languages. Robert Natchorn,
commissioner of immigration declares
THAT Mnna is the most remarkable
child that has ever come to America,
Crusade Against Noise.
The crusade against unnecessary
noises In the city has been properly
enough under the leadership of Mrs.
Rice, wife of Prof l. w. Rice the no
ted chess player The Rices have
their home On the fashionable River.
side Drive and one OF the greatest
sources of complaint has been against
the unnecessary footing of whistles on
the boats that ply up and down the
Hudson all night long. However, SO
sensitive to noises are both Pref. and
MPs. Rice that the professor had an alb
lsolutely sound proof chess sroom con
structed underneath his house. II
was hewn out of the solid rock and.
was an Ideal place for chess match,
"A number of the international tour
uiments were held there.
MERRY Widow" Waltz.
The Merry Widow has been a
great theatrical success In New York
this winter, and now the waltz which
has made that comic opera famous
has become the rage" among society
folk The dance is such strenuous
affair that when one accomplishes all
its intricacies, he will have no further
use for a gymnasium. Although they
don't advertise the fact, some Of the
members of the -Four Hundred"
have taken up the dance in order to
reduce their weight. II is more effec-
tive than dieting or treatment and
much pleasanter. Donald Brian, who
takes the part of the Prince In the
Merry Widow" was invited to the
home recently, where
after the tea was over. they all tried
the waltz. Brian showed them some
NJ the difficult steps in the dance
that they had not acquired. A little
later Mrs Harry Payne Whitney gave
4 tea. to which Brian was invited, and
mother waltz rehearsal took place.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
HARAHAN HAS
TILL APRIL 6
TO FILE ANSWER TO SUIT BE.
GUN RECENTLY BY LEMAN
TO TEST RIGHT OF U. p. TO
VOTE l. c. STOCKS.

Chicago, March 19.--Judge Farlin
Ball OF the superiCr court of Cook
county today entered an order giving
!. r. Harahan, president of the Hi
"ois Central until April 6 to file
W. H. Leman to test the right of the
Union Pacific mad Railroads Securi-
ties company to own stock in the Hi
rois corporation. The order is similar
to the one issued several days ago
allowing the Illinois Central to take
action in the same suit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
EX-pASTOR SENTENCED
To Sedve Six Months in Prison For
Sending Obscene Pictures
Through Mails.

Scanton, Pa, March 19.--Judge
Archibald, of the United States court
here today, sentenced Rev. H. r, Zim-
herman of Oomaha, Neb formerly a
Lutheran minister in Dickinson, this
state, to six months in prison and to
pay fine Cf s1oo for sending obscene
pictures through the mails. The de
fendant sought TO excuse his conduct
on the ground that he needed the pic
lures in connection with magazine
article which was in course of prepara-
ton
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
FOR CHAMP P|ONSH|P
Series of Basketball Games viii Be
Played by Local Tteams-Frst
Game Tonight

At the Armory tonight the Company
X team will meet the Cairo High
School Junicrs in a game of basket
ball, the first of series of contests to
Three games are on the schedule be.
tween these two teams and the team
winning two will meet the Oriacs.
Three games will be played then and
the winner of two out of the three will
be recognized as the champion team
of Cairo.
The second game of the first series
will be played next Tuesday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
ONE KILLED IN WRECK
Excursion Train Meets Accident II
Texas and Emit Are Injured
One Died Later.

San Antonio Tex. March 19-W.
II. Myers, 4 Engagement of San An
tonio. was killed. and eight other
pe raons badly injured when an excur
sion train on the International and
Great Northern raiToad. bearing a
Tarty Of h0meseekers from Kansas
and Oklahoma. en- route to Las
raltenas. Mexico. was wrecked. NJ.
Z McElroy Western Union lineman.
was one OF the injured ana lied later.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
GEO. Ale VISITS CUBA
John r. HeCutcheon and Others
Among Those Who Take in Sights
at Santiago.

Santiago. Cuba. March 19.-The ex.
number of tourists. who included
George Ado and John T. McCutcheon.
were permitted to come ashore, visit
ing many of the historical sights in the
city. The Oceaus arrived in San Juan
on Sunday last, but the quarantine
officers there refused permission for
the passengers To land because the
steamer had touched at Pert of Spain,
where there had been several cases
of yellow fever
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
DOCTORS MEET.

Lincoln Nob. March 19,-More
than o00 physicians from FIVE states
attended the semianuual meeting of
the medical society of the Missouri
Valley which began here today Drs
s {. Hughes of St Louis w. l.. Bier
ring. Of Iowa City, and G. B Hardin
of Kansas City gave addresses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
BIG FIRE IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. March l9.-The Eisen-
ger Brothers Lumber yard. The grand
stand Of the American LEAGUE Base
hall club and score Of residences n
the vicinity Of seventh and L. streets
were DESTROYED hv fire al ni4nigai,
The less exceeds haif 4 miliiln dol
lars
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
FIFTY-NiNE SENTENCED.

Riga. March F1fty-nine persons
have been sentenced to terms of i'm
prisonment III to FIVE years and thirty
four acquitted. In connection with at
tacks upon the estates of the Barons
in the provinces of Livonia and Coui
land.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
FAIRBANKS ENDORSED.

Princeton Ind March Republi-
cans Of the First district this after
noon re-nominated John H. Foster, Of
Evansville. fer congress. Charles w.
Fairbanks was endorsed fer presi-
dent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.

Logan. Ohio. March l9.-The Eiev-
eEth district Republican congressional
convention today nominated Albert
Douglas of Ross county, for congress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
WAS FORTY-EtGHT YEARS OLD
TERDAY-SPENT DAY
IN CHICAGO.
MAKES STIRRING TALK
Before Ten Thousand People On
National Issues Gathering
Under Auspices of Bryan
Leanue of Chicago.
BRYAN'S CAREER.

1860 Bern in Salem, Marion county
Illinois.
from Illinois college
Jacksonville Ill.,
1887 Removed to Lincoln, Neb.
1SSS-Declined the nomination for
lieutenant governor
Elected to fiftyseccnd con,
greSS.
1s92-Eleeted to F1ftythird con
gress.
fS9i-Decllnad a third nomination for
congress.
1896 Nominated for president In the
national Democratic convention
! 800 Second nomination for presi.
dent.
/ Made tour of the world with
Mrs. Bryan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-20
Asinm.

You can't deadbead into heaven IN
church membership. - WisconeEn
Sphinx.