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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
BACKTOMATTEAWAN
MORE HARD LUCK FOR HARRY K.
 THAw.
Pending Court of Appeals Decision an to Right of a Jury Trial,
 Thaw Must Stay in
 AmyEuun.

White Plains, N. Y, Oct. I2.-Harry K. Thaw will have to remain in the State Hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan. N. T.. until the Court of Appeals shall decide whether he is en- titled to a hearing before a jury to de- termine the question of his sanity.
 Justice Mills, of the Supreme Court, refused recently to grant the applica- tion of Thaw's counsel for jury trial on the sanity question and decided to hear the case himself. The hearing was fixed for today. When Thaw was brought Into court. his mother and sev- eral relatives were present. The pris- oner's counsel again moved for jury trial and when this was denied. asked that Thaw be discharged from custody on the ground that the jury in the last trial for murder did not find him in- sane. This also was denied.
 Thaw's counsel then declared that they had appealed to the New York State Court Of Appeals from the de- cision. refusing a jury trial, and that until the higher court had given de- cision, they would submit no evidence on the question of Thaw's sanity.
 Justice Mills said there was no al- formative than for Thaw te be returned to Matteawan Asylum and he was or dered to be returned to that institu' ton.
 As soon as the judge had ordered Thaw sent back to Matteawan. an or. der citing him, to appear in Ptttsbtirs forthwith and give testimony in the United States Court in the bankruptcy proceedings brought against him there were served upon the prisoner. It could not be learned today what &C., ton will be taken in this matter.
 An order committing Thaw to Mat teawan Asylum was signed by Justice Mills this afternoon and he was taken back to that institution. pr. Baker. acting superintendent of the asylum, said he would produce Thaw In Pitts burg if he were served with an order to that effect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
WILL MAKE REFORMS IN
 COTTON FUTURES CONTRACT

New Orleans. Oct. 12.-With in- structlons to make reforms in the cot ton futures contract of the New Or was appointed to-day by the members of the exchange.
 The committee was ordered to con- fer with farmers brokers and cotton With the men in the North who are interested in cotton. to determine how to get the maximum trade utility" out of cotton futures contracts.
 The exchange members asked the directors of the exchange to rescind their action of October eliminating all stained cotton below midding as tendera ble grades on future con- tracts The committee will include the advisabilitY of eliminating these grades In it's investigation. The per sonnel of the committee has not yet been announced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
MUST CEASE
 LAWLESSNESS Kentucky's Governor Ap-
 peals to People. REWARD FOR NIGHT RIDERS Their Deeds Are Termed Dastardly Cowardice.
REWARD FOR NIGHT RIDERS
Governor wiIIsoni Urgea the People To Organize and Take stern, Prompt ;nd Effective Meas
 ures to Punish Them.

Frankfort, Ky, Oct. 1"--In offering $50 reward for the apprehension and conviction of the gang of night riders who attacked a negro named Walker in his home in Hichman County last week, and slew him, his wife and two children, Governor Wilson today made an extreme appeal to the people of the State to Arise in their might" and put down such lawlessness.
 The Governor says:
 eff two or three men had gone to this poor cabin and murCssed the fam fly, the crime would have shocked hu- manity with its revelation of incredi- ble wickedness. brutality and dast- ardly cowardice. That a larger num- Der, some fifty men, joined in such q crime multiplies the cowardliness and wickedness fifty-fold and makes ev- cry member of the band guilty of mur- der in the first degree, the basest
 wickedest and most cowardly inhu- man murder conceivable in mortal mind.
 This crime and the stain on Ken- lucky of the murder of four helpless prisoners at Russeilville, both by bands of night riders. is an outrage and the logical result of federation of night riding crimes in the large districts of the State, only one removed from civil war and the very safety of our iIi. stitutions and what we have of civiliz- ation is involved and the only saliva. tion for the name. honor and charac. ter of Kentucky is for the whole peo. pie to rise up In their might to save their liberty, uphold the law merciless- ly. put down murder arson. intinida- tion and prescription wherever they show themselves"
 The Governor Coes not appeal to tho people. but calls upon them to assem. ble in their respective neighborhoods in the counties. "to organize and take
 stern. prompt and effective measure, to punish every cowardly scoundre
 who rides the roads to threaten his l neighbors." to put an immediate end tC | lynching, murder and arSon and callI on the local authorities in each coln | ty to be earnest and vigilant, offer them the whole power of the State or so much as each shall need. for tn | instant arrest and punishment of al guilty of csc crimes and do every 1 thing possible to clear up the nam and honor of Kentucky of the sham' and disgrace of such crimes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
GoSIPERs ATTACKS TAFT.
Calls of Repub Candidate to show Up
 or shut Up.

~ Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. l2.--At Demo- cratic mass meeting here tonight, Samuel Gompers called upon Wm. H. Taft. Republican candidate for Presi- dent. to specify details of untruth which MT. Gompers said Mir. Taft ac- cused him of utter.nR.
 Last Saturday night" said MT. Gompers, MT. Taft said that he was tired of the lies that I was uttering about him. Let the Republican speci- fy one point in which have lied about him and will most humbly seek his pardon. If he cannot do so. he owes me an apology"
 Mir. Gompers then reviewed what he had said about MT. Taft's position in regard to labor. Judge Taft in his letter of acceptance" he continued. ''has accentuated his position on in- functions. position he assumed as a judge. Judge Gould in Issuing his in- junction In the Buck Stove and Range Company cases followed the lines laid down by Judge Taft, and the principle one In this can be applied to any mai or any number of men among Amer ica's laboring thousands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
SUPPLIES FOR CANAL.
Bids VIII Be opened In New York
 Soon.

Ht0s VIII be ODGnN0 AA RCW AVAN
 Soon.
 Washington, Oct, 12-Bids will De opened in New York within the next few days for food supplies for the commissary of the Isthmjan canal commission up to January 1, 1909.
 The articles have been separated into class. On canned fruits and vegetables delivery is called for either at Laboca of Colon with inspection at the port of origin.
 Washington has been eliminated as a point for opening bids for commits sary supplies on account of the lack of jobbers. Chicago and St. Paul have been added. these being the milling and packing centers of the United States The contracts called for deliv- cry of the packing house products in car lots.
 On some articles which are semi perishable such as beans peas, rice, etc, the contracts will provide for de- livery either at Laboca or Colon. Pro- prietary articles handled by the com mission have been taken out of the general classification and placed In a class by themselves to be delivered either at New York or New Orleans.
 The lack of a fast express refrigera- tor service on the Pacific coast makes it impossible to procure fresh fruits and vegetables from California.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
arnnt Rritnin Reccdea.

London Oct 12--M Iswo1sky, the Russian Foreign Minister. has succeed ed in impressing upon Sir Edward Grey, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the necessity that not only should a conference of the powers bs held to settle the crisis in the near East, but that this conference should take under advisement other questions besides those involved in the annex ation by Austria of Bosnia and Herze- govina and the declaration of Bulgar- ian independence.
 This change of front independent of Great Britain, which has caused great surprise. was announced by the foreign offlce at the conclusion of a long con- ference between Sir Edward Grey and M. Iswolsky after a meeting of the cabinet in the morning, at which Sir Edward set forth the position he had taken And explained the views of tho Russian Foreign Minister, Sir Ed- wards secretary in making the an- nouncement, said:
 Tt may be affirmed with certainty that both Ministers concur in the ne- cessity for a conference and that the pour pariers at the foreign office. fol- lowing as they do. on the Franco Rus- sian negotiations on the same subject, have smoothed away some of the diffi- culties which were in the way. It IS now regarded as probable that the lat est events in the near East also necessitate the enlarging of the scope of the questions to be discussed at the conference"
 Further than this nothing could bS ascertained officially as to the ques- tions that Iswolsky desires to include. In fact, it is doubtful if it has been decided what shall be taken up in ad- dition to the two actions which brought about the crisis, for 1t was in- timated that the pour parlers at the British foreign office have not yet been concluded and may continue for sever al days. M. Iswolsky intended to leave for Paris on Wednesday. but he said today that his departure would not be possible until Thursday and that he might remain in London even longer than that.
 It is doubtful whether Russia Is anX~ ious to reopen the Dardanelles for the present, for if this Is done, it must Oe for all nations. and Russ4l is not like ly to desire that while her fleet Is so weak. Besides. other treaties In ad- dition to the treaty of Berlin would be involved.
 stand Great Britian Is continuing to insist upon, apparently is that no mod ification of a treaty can be permitted without the consent of all parties to that treaty and at her proposal the powers have instructed their Ambas- sadors at ConstantinopIe to reaffirm this principle. What end can be served by this is not stated by the foreign office but it can hardly be expected that either Bulgaria or Austr1a-Hungary will consent to restore the legal status in Bulgaria and Bosnia and Hereze- govina before the questions of inde- pendence and annexation are consider ed as the powers have decided must be done with respect to the Island of Crete.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13

shooting. end had seen his father after the difHeulty had taken place between his father and Haden. He stated that Prickett knew of the hiding place of the gun. as he had been there.
 Court at this point took recess for the lunch hour. to mee again at 3 o'clock.
 stand. but his testimony related en- tirely to the plans for running the still with Prickett.
 Prickett Is Recalled.
 Tharp Prickett was recalled by the State in rebuttal of the evidence in. troduced by the defendants counsel He stated that he was not interested in still with .Culpepper. in fact knew nothing about such still. Said tha, he did not buy any cartridges for Cui. pepper. and that the defendant had never given him money with which to do so. He said that he did not know of the location of the gun until his conversation with Culpepper in the Phenix City jail, and that he did moi know the place positively until after the finding of the rifle by O'Grady.
 Mrs. D., culpepper. stepmother oi the defendant. stated that she had lived until three years ago upon the Culpepper place. in the country. and that she had seen Prickett many times hunting in the woods.
 The defense rested at this point. al did the State, and an agreement was reached between the counsel as tc length of time to be consumed in ad' dressing the jury. Judge Barnett de- cided that two hours for each side was sufficient, but that he wouldn't be hard if counsel for either side ex. tended this limit few minutes. LuIr Duke opened for the State. being fol Ter of Columbus for the defense. So licitor Sanford closing for the State
 Judge Miller delivered an impartial charge to the jury. and that body re- tired to their box to consider theil verdict about s o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
A CALL TO FARMERS
TO HOLD MASS MEETING AT MEN,
 PHIS.
President HarvIe Jordan of Southern Cotton Association to Begin Active and Vigorous Cam
 paign For Better Prices.

Atlanta. Ga, oct. l2.-HarVie Jor- dan. president of the Southern Cotton Association, announced to-day that in response to requests from all parts of the South, he would call conven- ton of cotton growers and allied in terests similar to that held in New Orleans in 1905.
 MT. Jordan stated to-day that he had decided to undertake an active and vigorous campaign for better prices and would this week issue a general call for a mass meeting of farmers, bankers merchants and ginners to be held at some central point In the cot ton belt. probably at Memphis. The convention to be called. he said will not be confined to any particular or ganization. GAAAA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
servinnn InsuIt Austria.

Berlin. Oct. 12.--The Lokal Anzeiger today pusbllshes dispatch from Bell grade saying that Servian customs of- ficiaIs on the frontier have taken forci- ble possession of Hungarian custom house and that the people of Bell grade have burned another Austrian flag on the public square.
 According to this communication Servian customs officers from the town of Shabats on the Save, went over to the Island of Bajuklitz, which Is Hun ngarlanZ territorv.. and drove out from the settlement between thirty and forty Hungarian customs employees by threatening them with armed forces. The Servians then took pos- session of the Hungarian customs sta- ton which they continue to hold. They have been reinforced by Servian gen. darmes.
 The people of Shabats are celebrat- ing this event Joyfully.
 The Servian government, the corre- spondent says, appears to be unable to withstand the warlike tendency of the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
Berlin Hears News.

Berlin. oct. 12.-The news that Great Britain Is willing that an inter national conference meet for a rear engagement of near eastern affairs was received in Berlin to-day after the for eIgn off1ce has closed. 1t has been un- derstood for several days that Cor many is agreeable to the conference if the other principal powers unite in faVoring 1t. No official communica- tions with reference to the conference have yet been exchanged between Ger many and Russia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
xx,,,, sunuort Government.

Pel~rade Oct 12-At an extraor- dinary session of the Skupshtina this morning the following resolution was unanimously passed:
 '"rhe skupshtina after hearing the explanations of the government ana the steps taken by 1t. expects vigor- ous activity will be displayed for the protection of the nations threateneo interests. With this object in view the Skupshtina will support the gov ernment to the fullest extent"
 The Skupshtina has sent an encour- aging telegram of greeting to the Montenegram National Assembly. which met today and voted an extra ordinary credit of $3.200,0o0 to the Ministry of War. Further important decisions are expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
A. c. CRIMES A LABoRER.
Aged Steamboat Man Is Reduced To
 Poverty.

St Louis Oct. 12-Captain A. c. Grimes. 75 years of age, steamboat man. civil war veteran and scout, friend of Mark Twain. and who once had an independent fortune. is now accepting employment at fifteen cents an hour.
 He has been for several days plod- ding about the homes in Richmond Heights where he has taken the work of the ordinary hired man.
 Mrs Grimes, who Is 21 years old. is employed in a restaurant. Their combined salaries has supported them comfortably in a modest flat. but not in the way they have lived.
 Captain Grimes lost his fortune soon after he was acquitted of mur- dering a man who he claimed had in- suited his wife.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
RnnIkrnntcx Proceedlnrr.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 12.--At the of- flee of the Referee in Bankruptcy, W. R. Blair. 1t was said this afternoon that the return of Harry K. Thaw to Matteawan will have no effect upon the bankruptcy proceedings that have been begun. It Is said that since bank. ruptcy proceedings have been entered upon, the case will have to stand as 1t is and that the referee has no au- thority of his own to throw the case out ana dismiss the proceedings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
ACCEPTS PROPOSITION.
1Kehoe VIII Withdraw If Court Decides
 Against Him.

Against Him. Pensacola. Fla, Oct. 12.--J. Walter Kehoe, one of the congressional con- testing candidates, today made public a statement in which he accepts the proposition made by the third dictrict congressional committee, that in the event the state supreme court decides in favor of either of the candidates, the other candidate withdraw from the race.
 This proposition was submitted re- gently to both MT. Kehoe and D. H. Mays, the other contestant by the committee. Mir. Kehoe in his state- ment says if the court decides against him he will withdraw and support Mays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
RIDER POSTED NOTICE.
Louisiana Cotton Ginner Is Warned tO
 Close Down.

Monroe, La, Oct. 12.-The finding of a night rider warning posted today on the cotton gin of J. J. Coon. near here awakened considerable apprehension because 1t is the first time that the makers of these threats have been bold enough in this section to nail their missives on the threatened property.
 Previously several ginners have been warned, but in each instance the threats were received by mail. The posted warning today threatened burn ing of the gin unless work stopped un- til cotton reached fifteen cents per pound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
DIontenegro is warIIke.

Cettinje MOntenegfo, UCt I1.-Ine Montenegrian National Assembly open ed here today in extraordinary session.
 The war fever resulting from the annexation by Austria Hungary of Bosnia and Herzegovina. which al-
 ready is running high. has been strength ened by a bellicose message to Parliament from Prince Nicholas, who declared that the annexation of lness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
OKLAHOMA NIGHT RIDERS.
Warning Notices Posted On Gins In
 FOur Towns.

Shawnee. Okla. Oct. 12-Night rid CTS supposed to have their headqua rters at Hazel in the Seminole country, twenty miles east of here, Sunday night posted notices on the gins of Monowas. Maud, Weweoka and Sem mole. all towns near here that no gins are to be operated until price of ten cents is obtained for cotton, other. wise the gins will be burned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13

two provinces had inflicted a crying wrong upon the people of Montenegro. and that the people were preparing to sacrifice their last drop of blood un- less the peaceful endeavors now on foot resulted in rightnig this grievance cheers and other demonstrations of approval
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
nien of AIeninEItIa.

Washington, Oct 12.-The navy de- partment is informed that Robroy E.. Mulverhill. an ordinary seaman on the United States Steamship Wisconsin. died at Cavite, P. L, on october from meningitis. His next of kin is Mrs. E. B. Crawford, 904 Jackson street, Houston. Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
prealhnnt,n Wife nend.

Mime. Nord Alexis. wife of the aged president of Hayti died here today after a short illness. The body will be embalmed and sent to Cape Haitlen. where Mime. Alexis was born The government ts prepar1nE for 8 na- ticnal funeral
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
Last of The Early Generation.

GallipolIs. Ohio. Oct. i2-Mrs. Ruth Early Nash. sister of General Jubal Early. of the Confederate army died here last night. Mrs Nash was tho Wife of the 1aka IIe,,-sa x4a.,Al 6 Nash- and Is the last of the Early generation of the famous Virginia family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
Prince Turna Irn.

Constantinople, Oct. 12-Prince Sab- ahedine chief of the Young Turks Party. concerning whom there had been some anxiety because of his mysteri- ous disappearance Is now at Philipop- oils. He will go to Sofia tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
To Honor Americans.

Annoy Oct, 12-General Swoon with 1.50O soldiers and 200 military cadets has arrived here from Foo Chow to take mart in the reception to the American battleshlp fleet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
Schooner sIroccO Crew is Safe.

Boston, Oct, 12-Captain Monroe and five of the crew of the British schooner Sirocco who were supposed to have been lost when their vessel was wrecked off the Florida coast on October 1, were landed here today by the fruit steamer Horatius.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
CoInneI PrnEue Dend.

Washington. D. C.. Oct. 12-colonel Dewitt c. Prague, soldier, lawyer and poet and United States Consul in Ger many and Italy under the administra- ton of General Grant Had at his hH'I.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
Chnnwea In Cabinet.

Brussels Oct. 12-Some changes have been made in the Belgium cabi- net. M. Renkin, the minister of jus tice. has been appointed minister for the colonies, F. Delantshere succeed ing him as minister of justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13

in this city today from a prolonged att tack of pneumonia aged 72 years. Some years ago he practiced law In New York City and at one time was private secretary to General Rose crans. then register of the treasury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
IAN FINED s2,5OO FOR
 VIOLATING CAME LAW

Nashville. Tenn. Oct. l2.-- Probably the largest fine ever assessed in a magistrates court in this State was imposed on R. F. McMurty. of Sumner county. today. McMurty was arrested by a deputy game war den while attempting to dispose of fifty quail before the opening of the season in Tennessee. He was fined $50 for each bird, making a total fine of $2,50o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
BALLOON cOLLAPsEs.

Spanish Ship Rips But Occupants Es-
 cape.
 Mesthendorf, Prussia. Oct. 12.-While the Spanish balloon Mantana was pass Ing over this place this morrtng st 8 height of 5000 feet. the envelope rip- ped up The balloon managed to land safely and the occupants ot tne car were unintured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Oct. I2.-FOr Alabama; Fair Tuesday and Wednesdays fresh n0rtbeaSt Winda.t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
WAITED FOR BOOKER,
 TO GUT DOWN NEGl

Jackson. Miss. Oct. 12.-A special to The Daily News from Clarksdale states that the citi- gems of Lulu would not allow the bodies of the negroes, Jim and Frank Davis, who were lynched yesterday to be cut down until the train bearing Booker Washington arrived from Helena.
 The negroes were returning from Helena where they heard Washington's speech when they became involved in the trouble that resulted in the lynching.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13

opelika, Oct. 12-The jury in the trial of Uhland Culpepper. charged with the murder of Mary Elvin Haden, who was shot and killed near Phoenix turned a verdict of guilty. Culpep- per was sentenced to life imprison- ment.