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The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
LEWIS is ACQUITTED
JUDGE TELLS JURY HE DID NOT
INTEND TO DEFRAUD.
WILL REOPEN PEOPLES BANK
tions Already Received--Friends
Congratulate Him.

st. Louis, Moe. G. Lewis was
acquitted Thursday by the peremp-
tory order of Judge Riner in the
United States district court of the
charge of using the mails to defraud
in the organization of the Peoples
United States Bank.
Lewis at once announced that he
would reorganize and reopen the bank,
which was closed by postal order
fraud nearly three years ago.
After reviewing the evidence care
fully" said Judge Riner, "the court is
of opinion that the evidence In favor
of the good faith of the defendant Is
overwhelming, and that the charge OF
a fraudulent purpose in devising and
carrying the scheme into effect is not
sustained"
The court added that, while Lewis
banking plan Seems to some Of us
rather visionary" the only point at
issue was Lewis good faith.
Thousands Already Subscribed.
Lewis and his friends expressed the
belief that Judge Riner's action means
the end Of criminal proceedings
against Lewis, although nine other in
dictments are pending.
One of these is similar to the one
on which he has been tried twice, ard
others charge scheme to defraud
and a conspiracy to cheat the govern
ment of postage on the Lewis publi-
cations.
District Attorney Blodgett said he
had not decided what would be done
with the remaining indictments.
Lewis told a reporter, after the
rush of congratulations over his ac-
quittal had subsided, that he had re-
ceived subscriptions, amounting to
several thousand dollars, to the stock
of the erorganized bank, conditioned
on his acquittal.
Some of the jurors who just ac-
quilted me asked for the privilege OF
being the first subscribers" said Lew
is. 81 was obliged to tell them there
were others ahead of them in point Of
time, but If the others don't object
will be glad to put their names
first"
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
TIDAL WAVE
KILLS 10000
HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS DE-
STRoYED AT HANkoW BY
RIVER OVERFLOW.
LARGE STEAMERS GO DOWN
Thousands OF Junks Demolished
British Settlement Located for
Half a Mile Along the
River.
EYE

Seattle, Wash.-A tidal wave has
swept 10000 persons to death in Han
kow, China, according to the officers
of the steamer Titan, which has just
arrived here. The tidal wave was
caused by the overfowing of the Yang
Use Kiang river
Three thousand Chinese, sleeping in
junks and small boats on the river,
were caught by the wave, which was
&c feet high. and drowned. The wave
struck suddenly, demolishing thou
sands of junEs and smaller vessels.
Several large steamers sank.
The wave swept a clean trail along
the river front of the city of Hankow,
several hundred buildings being de-
molished.
There is a large British settlement
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
REYES IN FEAR OF DEATH.
President of Colombia Hears of a Plot
to Kill Him.

City of Panama-President Reyes
sudden abandonment of his tour of
Colombian coast cities and hurried de-
parture for Bogota is considered sug.
gestive here of alarming political con-
ditions at the capital.
AS protection against an attempt
at assassination, he is travelling heav.
lily guarded and orders have been is
sued to the authorities at all the Co.
lombian ports to examine strictly all
Colombians returning from abroad in
the hope of arresting the man the po.
litical refugees in Costa Rica are re.
ported to have sent to kill the presi.
dent.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22

BY determining to postpone until
next session the time for considering
and voting on the bills providing for
the reinstatement of negro troops,
charged with the shooting up" of
Brownsville, Tex, in 1906, the senate
Wednesday found way out of what
has promised for some time to be an
embarrassing obstacle in the way of
the early adjournment of congress for
the session.
The house committee on military af-
fairs Tuesday voted to report favor
ably the military academy bill, which
carries an appropriation of approxi-
mately 100000 for the expenses of
the West Point establishment for the
next fiscal year.
The senate Tuesday passed a bill
to give pensions at the rate of $40
per month to Bull Snake and Old
Coyote, Crow Indians, who went to
the relief of Custer and Crook in their
fight with the Sioux Indians in 1876,
Bull Snake and Old Coyote were both
badly wounded in that fight. Pensions
at the rate of S12 were also granted
widows of members of the Indian po-
lice who were killed at the Standing
Rock agency in 1891.
extending for half mile along the
river.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Act of Congress Anticipated,

Washington, d. C.-The passage
by congress of an act restoring to
United States coins the words In
God We Trust" has been anticipated
to some extent by the treasury de-
partment, and although the act does
not go into effect for 80 days, the mint
at Philadelphia already has made the
necessary changes in its dies so that
If required, it could at once begin to
turn out the new coins. 1t is stated
that within the 80 days limitation the
mints at San Francisco, Denver and
New Orleans will be similarly
equipped.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Thomas Quits Command.

San Francisco, Cal--After flying
ing from the flagship Connecticut for
six days. Rear Admiral G. M. Thomas
flag was lowered Friday and the com
mand of the Atlantic feet turned over
to Rear Admiral c. s. Sperry. With
the hauling down of Thomas flag, his
navy career of AZ years is ended
Thomas retires from active work al
once, though his actual retirement
does not come until October, Admiral
Sperry will command the feet on Its
trin around the world.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Will Attempt 30-MiIe FIiqht.

Manteo, N. C.-The last vestigc
of doubt that they have thor
oughly practicable flying machine re-
moved from their minds by the past
few days tests, the Wright brothers
of Dayton, o., are practicing with
their steering gear preparatory to at
tempting flight Of 80 miles. The
three miles spin made Wednesday is
in some respects the most convincing
of any they have yet made.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
cleared BY woman,s TestImony.

Antonito, Colo.-Glen Holbrook
was found not guilty Wednesday
of the charge of numbering NJ. NJ.
Gowther, Denver G. Rio Grande time
keeper, whom he shot and killed at
Alamosa Feb. 20 last. Holbrook, who
was in Mrs. Lowther's apartments
when her husband unexpectedly re-
turned, claimed that he shot Lowther
in self-defense and Mrs. Lowther's tes-
timony favored the defendant. Glen
Holbrook is a. son Of District Judge
G, c. Holbrook.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
!. Lonely Sunday for ThaW.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Harry X.
Thaw, spent lonely Sunday in
the county Jail here, after the appar-
ent collapse of his fight for freedom
from. iMatteawan asylum Saturday.
The few startling minutes that he
spent on the witness stand upon the
unexpected call Of District Attorney
Jerome were sufficient to undo all the
structure of testimony that his coun
sci had raised by the help of their
alienists in support of his plea that
he is now sane.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
TAFT Sails for charIeston.

Colon, Panama-Secretary of War
Taft sailed from here at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening on the Prairie for
Charleston. While no official state
ment has been given out relative to
much that has been accomplished, 1t
is announced that satisfactory agree
ment has been reached on disputed
points. The matter Of the boundary
line will be taken up by Mr.. Taft when
he reaches Washington, with Presi.
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
MRS. CLEVELAND HAS REST.
Former President Continues to I'm
prove in Health.

Lakewood, N. J.-Former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland was so
much improved Thursday that Mrs.
Cleveland left him for the first pleas
ure trip that she has taken since the
attack which confined Mr.. Cleveland
to his bed. She attended the dedica-
ton Of the College of the City of New
York.
According to a statement issued
Thursday by Manager Becker of the
hotel, Mr.. Cleveland was getting along
finely, but that as vet Mrs. Cleveland
had in no way signified her intention
of leaving Lake wood.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Appeals for More Troops.

Columbus, OHo-Early Friday
morning a patrol of Troop B of Col
umbus was fired upon a farm near
Higginsport, but none was hurt. The
owner of the house, James McAfee,
was taken into custody. He claimed
he thought the soldiers were burglars.
Capt. Knauss of Troop B left Friday
night for Columbus to appeal for
more troops to be sent here. 1t is
said that evidence has been collected
warranting the arrest of about fifty
night riders nthis section
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
MoRoS KILL GOVERNOR GARD.
American Official at Lanao Dies from
Bolo Wounds.

Manila-Allen Gard, governor Of
Lanao. is dead, the result of
bolo wounds inflicted by Moros. He
underwent series of operations, from
which he gradually sank and never
rallied.
Gard went to the Philippines in 1901
as school teacher, having been nom
mated by Yale university. He was
born in Maryland, and his father, VIM.
E. Gard, is in business at No. II Wall
street, New York.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Parcel Carrier ScaIps Girl.

New York-Kate Gorham, cash.
ier in a. Williamsburg department
store, is in hospital in a critical
condition as the result of a curious
accident. While standing in her booth
in the store wire parcel basket at
tached to a swift moving cable caught
in her hair, which was stripped from
her head. Practically her entire scalp
was torn away and the hospital sur.
geons have little hope of saving her
life.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Two Farmers Killed MysteriousIy.

Vincennes, Ind. Just before quit
ting time Monday night John
Snyder, farm hand, and Charles
Schwab, employed on Joseph Rouschs
farm, five miles south of this city,
plowed up mans leg. Coroner
Becks and Sheriff Westfall later dug
UP the rest of the body, which was
identified by papers in his pocket as
Charles Mccormick, aged Sc, who had
lived with Joseph Rousch.
The supposition is that Rousch
killed Mccormick, although they had
been lifelong friends.
The whole neighborhood is in an
uproar.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Fire and Storm at caney, kas.

struck this city at noon Wednes-
day, wrecking the plant of the
Caney glass factory. Fire broke out
Immediately following and, although
the department succeeded in check
ing the flames, the plant is complete.
wreck. The workmen were out for
dinner. S. j. Rhinehart's store build
ing was unroofed, the ball park fence
and buildings were blown to pieces
and several other buildings were dam
aged.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
'Emisrants Ignore Warnings.

Budapest-The recent warnings
to intending emigrants issued by
the minister of interior, that the eco
nomic situation in America had not
shown sufficient improvement to give
prospect of obtaining work, has
failed to check the outflow from this
country. The minister now announces
that immigrants who have gone to the
United States since Jan. last will
not be given the privilege of return
ing to Hungary gratis.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Woman Would Be M. ..

Toronto, Ontario-Miss Clara Brett
Martin Friday last announced her
determination to run for the pro-
visional legislature at the forthcoming
election in East Toronto in opposition
to DR.. r. A. Pyne, minister of educa-
tion in the provincial cabinet. Miss
Martin is Canada's first woman law
yer and hopes to be the first Canadian
woman member of parliament.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
500 PuIp Mill Burns.

Sault. Ste. Marie, Mich.-Fire
Monday wiped out the pulp mill
of the Lake Superior Corporation, in
the Canadian 500, for the second time
in year. The loss is 100000. Two
men are missing The power plant is
out of commission, and there are no
street cars or light. The. plant will be
rebuilt
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Nine kIIIed In wreck

Hamilton, Ontario-A westbound
train on the Grand Trunk rail-
way was wrecked at Dustin Saturday.
Nine persons are known to be dead,
and 1t is thought more are In the
wreck. More than 25 persons were
injured and some of them seriously.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Maeomb ulI.) Merchant Indicted.

Macomb, Ill.-Walter S. Farmer.
prominent merchant of Colches-
ter, Ind, Friday was indicted on
charge that he is responsible for four
fires which burned one,quarter OF the
business section of Colchester. Farm.
er furnished bonds signed by promi-
nent Colchester and Macomb men.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Woman Kills Father.

Waterloo, Iowa-While defending
her mother from her father, who
was attacking her with ham
mer, Maude Fleming, aged 20, stayed
his hand with bullet from 20 cal
iber rife. which she sent into his
brain. Mont Fleming, the father, fell
to the floor unconscious and died Of
his wnunda.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Fight for Option Election.

Jefferson City. Mo.-George H.
Taylor asked the Missouri SUI
preme court Thursday for write to
prohibit the probate Judge Of New
Madrid county from enjoining the
county court Of that county from or
dering special election on the To-
cal option question.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Frlsco 10 Rebuild schooIs.

San Francisco. Cal.-By a vote
of 21 to San Francisco has voted
$1s,200,000 bonds to rebuild the
schools destroyed by the earthquake
and fire and to provide an auxiliary
vatar svstaun-
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
American Schooner Held.

Vancouver, B. C.-News has just
been received here of the cap
ture of the American halibut schooner,
Francis Cutting, by the Canadian Ash
cries cruiser Kestrel. The vessel was
found fishing within the three.mile
limit at the north end of Vancouver
Island. No resistance was made. The
Cutting is owned by the Seattle Fish
and Cold Storage Co.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
ORDER OUT TROOPS
KENTUCKY MILITIA SENT TO
CHECK NIGHT RIDERS.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IS FEARED
Militia Armed With Jergensens on the
Way to Maysville--Spies
Discover a Plot.

Lexington, Ky.-The state militia
companies of Frankfort and Lex
ington left here Tuesday for Mays
vile. They carried Krag-Jorgensen
rifles and revolvers.
1t is hinted here that the authorities
have learned of plans of a raid on
Maysville by night riders through
spies which they have succeeded in
having join the night riders.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Ameer slain. is Report.

London-Rumors that Ameer Hab-
Id Ullah Khan of Afghanistan
has been assassinated and that
his violently anti.British brother, Nazi
Ullau Khan. reigns in his stead, were
received Thursday.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
MURDERED
MAN, WIFE, BABY AND SERVANT
ARE RlDDLED WITH BULLETS
MOTIVE FOR CRIME IS UNKNOWN
Authorities Think Robbery Probably
Led to New Jersey Tragedy.
Farm Hand Suspected.

Wikatunk, N. J.---W. B. Shep-
ard, his wife, Jennie Bendy,
servant. and ten.months-old child of
the Shepards were found dead in the
farm house near here Saturday. All
had been riddled with bullets.
The position of the bodies, and the
general circumstances point to brutal
murder. A farm hand who was en-
ployed on the place is missing, and
the entire countryside is being hunted
by hundreds of farmers.
The motive is not yet apparent, as
it is not known whether robbers had
been invited to the place by reports
of large sums of money hidden on the
premises.
Baby Dies, Too.
The baby was not woundedas badly
as the others, but died just as help
arrived.
The police suspect a farm hand who
was discharged q week ago. Neigh
bors declare a fortune teller, ten days
ago, warned Shepard that within a
fortnight his entire family would be
wiped out by an insane murderer.
Shepard was a breeder of poultry
and also conducted a kitchen farm.
He always had a large amount of
money around the house.
The tragedy was discovered by the
son of neighbor, who had been sent
to the Shepard place to milk a cow.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Bryan All the Time.

Webb City, Mo.--The Jasper
county Democratic convention, which
sends one delegatae to the ma
tional convention, Thursday instruct
ed for Bryan, Arst, last and all the
time.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
TAFT WINS WITH
VOTES TO SPARE
FINAL RETURNS GIVE HIM A
-- MAJORITY OF OVER 100
DELEGATES.
NAY Be BUT ONE BALLOT
Contests, From Present Indications,
Cannot Alter the Result
"Allies" Are
Divided.

O
Washington, D. C.-With all the
delegates to the republican national
convention elected, the nomination of
William II. Taft for the presidency on
the. first ballot is assured. ...
This. statement is made after care
full canvass and compilation of fin
ished lists of delegates, and honest
sitting of and allowance for conflict
ing claims emanating from headquar-
ters of rival candidates for first place
on tbss national ticket.
The, relative positions of the va
riots candidates in the procession,
upon. a basis of the known delegate
strength of each is shown in the fol-
lowing tabulation of the number of
delegates instructed or committed to
IL,
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Boiler EXPLOSION Kills Two.

Hattiesburg, Miss.-Morris Whit
ten and Monroe Hutton were
w. G. Wood Lumber Company mills
at Collins. early Thursday.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Grover cleveland sun Improves.

Lakewood, N. J.-Grover Cleve-
lands condition continues to i'm
prove. according to reports from the
Lakewood hotel. Mrs. Cleveland spent
Monday in Princeton with her chill
dren.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Mime eapoIis warehouses Burn.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The Mime
apolis Storage Company's central
warehouse at 630-70 First street north
was destroyed by fire Friday. LOSS
t1nn mn taS
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Plaintiff Closes Case.
What Congress is Doing

After a debate lasting practically
the entire session, the house Tuesday
by a vote of 1876 to 124 agreed to the
conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill. The insertion of a new
provision relating to increase in pay
for officers and men of the marine
corps and navy drew forth good
deal of criticism of the conferees, who
were charged with having taken liber-
ties and with having violated the
trust reposed in them by the house.
The conferees reached complete
agreement. The bill now goes to the
president.
The senate Tuesday passed the
postoffice appropriation bill, carrying
amounts aggregating $229,027 1867. AS
passed, the bill allows 81 day en-
penses for railway postal clerks when
away from terminals, which will incur
a total expense of about $1,000.
Amendments adopted by the senate
provide for weighing the mails an.
nually instead of every four years,
and add to the Gallinger provision
concerning the improvements of ocean
mail service to the Philippine Islands,
China, Japan, Australia and South
American ports.
o-~~S~.o-~-~o~-~-~S~~~~~ ~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~~o~~~-~-~~o-
ness, with a half dozen exceptions,
testified they were members of the
Dark Tobacco Association.
The defense has more than 100 wit
nesses and if all testify the case will
not go to the jury before Wednesday.
Each defendant is making an effort
to establish an alibi. The Hollowell
home was raided on the night of May
2, 1907, and each of the defendants, ac-
cording to their evidence, were either
at home sick, had sick child or a
sick horse, cattle got out, and some
were spending the night with neigh
bors.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22

The last of the delegates were cho-
sen Saturday. OF the total of $50
which will represent the 46 states and
the seven territorial governments in
the convention, enough are instructed
or committed to the secretary of war
to give him clear majority of more
than 100 votes. 1t is very possible
that. all opposition to him will fade
away when the balloting begins at the
Coliseum in Chicago. The next candi-
date to HING Senator Knox of Penn
sylYania, is 500 votes behind the
leader and the others trail further
and further in the rear
Has 1903 Votes to Spare.
Mr.. Taft safely may be credited
with 594 of the $50 votes, or 103 more
than are necessary to choice. In
counting the Taft strength the votes
of three classes of delegates are set
down in his column: Those instructed
unequivocally for him by state and
district conventions; those named by
conventions which adopted resolu-
tions favorable to him; those who
have declared themselves publicly or
privately to be for the secretary of
war The status of the respective
delegates have been determined in
practically all cases from first.hand
information from the individual states
and territories.
In addition to the 594 votes which
may be counted now for Taft without
question, there are 10S delegates
either managers with much reason
might lay claim to fair proportion,
say so or GO, Of these.
Choice Likely on First Ballot.
Finally, there are 12S delegates
whose seats are contested mostly
from the Southern states, and it is not
unlikely that when the credentials
committee shall have acted on the
cases, 20 or 80 votes more will be
added to the Taft column, so that alto
gether, it practically is a certainty
mated on the first ballot, with a fair
prospect that a desire to get aboard
the band wagon will cause the nomi.
nation to be unanimous.
Supporters of the Taft candidacy
will be in supreme control of the or.
ganization and of the committees OF
the convention. The "allies" in the
anti-Taft camp cannot control one OF
their native states solidly, with the
single exception of Vice-President
Fairbanks Of Indiana.
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22
Trial of Night Riders.

Paducah, Ky.-Long before ,
O'Clock the federal court room was
packed Tuesday morning with persons
anxious to hear the proceedings in the
$4,000 damage suit of Robert H. Hol-
lowell against his brother, John E..
Hollowell and % other alleged night
riders of Caldwell county, which went
to trial for the second time Monday.
Plaintiff Closes Case.
The plaintiff, after introducing four
witnesses, closed his case Monday.
Up to 10 o'clock Tuesday morning the
defendants had examined 30 wit
nesses, including each defendant.
All of the defendants and every wit
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-22

extending for half mile along the
river.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
Minister Ends His Lie.

FARGO, N. D., Dec. s0.-The body
Of the Rev. Robert @. Dougherty,
whose congregation had assembled for
the regular Sabbath services at the
CONGREGATIONAL church at Buchanan.
y. D.. was found by searching party
which visited Mr.. Dougherty's apart.
ments over the Buchanan State bank.
The minister was found lying in a
pool of his own blood. That he hal
committed suicide seemed beyond a
doubt-a razor still grfpped in the
hand of the dead man. A rambling
note half explaining the deed was
found on a, table. Mr.. Dougneryt's
actions had been watched for some
time by the people Of Buchanan, who
were not satisfied that he was in his
right mind.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30
Lawyers Meet
2FTH ANNUAL MEETING or WEST
VIRGINIA BARRlsTERs Be
GINS AT HUNTINGDON.

HUNTINGTON, W. va, Dec. 80. .
The West Virginia Bar Association
convened IN twenty-fourta annual ses.
sion at the Carnegie auditorium yes
teiday morning. The meeting OF the
association was called to order by Hon.
Walter Pendleton, OF Spencer, first
vice president4of the Fourth congress
a;onal district VINO Will preside over
the sessions owing to the illness Of
the president st. George Tucker
Brooke, Of Morgantown, who was una
BILE TO attend the meeting,
There are over one hundred attor-
ncys in attendance at the meeting.
One of the first matters transacted
after the opening of the session yes,
terday morning was the election of
new members. The applications OF
forty-two new members were receiv-
ei favorably and they qualified.