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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
GOV. JOHNSON
 IS ENDORSED Minnesota Democrats in
 Convention. A PLATFORM IS ADOPTED Bryan Followers Did Not Bolt the Conventioa. By Deeisive Vote, the Johnson Men Refused to Declare ia Favor .s
 Mir. Bryan .s secesa 2. Choice.

St. Paul, Minn., May I4-The Demo crats today formally endorsed Govern- or John A. Johnson, as Presidenfsa1 canuidate and at the same time. hv \ vote or 77Z to l6s. refused to declare n iavor Of William J Bryan as d sec ond choice.
 The following of MT. Bryan a,a rot carry out their threat that thev' us,,i6 DOH and hold a trump Convention ff their contests were defeated befora tEe committee on Credentials. or if thev were not able to secure a partial an qorsement of their leader. They made q sturdy light for their man and when lney nao been heImingIy defeat- ca. they remained quietly in their seats.
 The Johnson men were generous in their victory and declared In their platform that while they entertained
 an aHectfon for and confidence in thA integrity and ability of William Bryan" they believed that Johnson was man better calculated to bring success to the Democratic Party and was first entitled to the support of Minnesota -
 The Bryan men did not make ns great nght before the Committee on Credentials as they had declared they were prepared to make. They reserved their strength for a fight on the floor pA tHe convention Tn fayor Of having Bryan declared the sole heir Of the votes of Minnesota in the event of any political disaster overriding Johnson. Two of the nineteen members of the Resolutions Committee, presented n platform. They did not move that they
 asked to he made an addition to the platfrom. They did not move that they be substituted for the majority re- port. but Chairman Works declared that he would consider the minority report as an amendment and the de- feat of the Bryan faction came about on the motion to substitute the minor ity report for that of the majority The light at times waxed warm while the debate on the platform was 4n pro- Mrese, but there was nothtng an- nroaching disorder.
 The convention today was a fakkeFs Ing tribute to Governor Johnson. The enthusiasm for him was unhonnaed and sincere. every mention of his nam was instantly followed by a wild yen of delight and the final adoption of ihe platform formally indorsing him and instrugting Minnesota to light for him at Denver. was followed by a dernOn- stration of enthusiastic loyalty of which any man might feel proud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
BISHOP NEELY's REPORT.
Tells General Conference of Work in
 South America

Tells General Conference of Work in
 south America
 Boston, Mass. May f4.--Bishop Thomas Nicely who Is assigned to the Meth odist Episcopal Church, occupied q considerable portion of today.s sit- ting of the General Confernce of that denomination with the reading of his report for the quadrennium.
 The rest of the meeting was taken up with the reception of fraternal dele. gates from Great Britain and Ireland and from Canada.
 Bishop Neely's field includes Argen- tina. Uruguay and Paraguay on the eastern coast of South America and Ecuador, Peru. Bolivia and Chile on the west coast, and also Panama. The Andes Confernce, which takes in Chile, is longer than the distance from New York to San Ffanciso.
 In return for the money appropria-- ated and the labor expended in these countries. Bishop Nicely said there had been tens of thousands of conversions; {; the infusion of potent religious in- 1uence furnishing and liberal Chris tianizing and uplifting force; present. ing an example in favor of temperance and virtues; planting of churches; the sustaining of religious services in harmony with the New Testament teachings. gathering of members and the establishment of goodly number of schools and colleges. They also had property worth more than a million dollars. The South American missions, he asserted, had not the advantage of working under protestant of essentially protestant governments. Rome. he de- clared, has had it's opportunity there and failed. It had not elevated the continent, the people, nor freed them politically.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
THIRTY ARE DEAD
TWO HUNDRED IS NUMBER OF IN-
 SURED.
1sat of FataJlfiks Cansea by Tornnas Which swept Thrpu@h EoKth- west L0aisfana Wednesday,
 IR Summed Up.

< shreveport, La, May 14-Thirty dead and two hundred injured. is a conservative estimate of the fatalities caused by the tornado which swept through Northwest Louisiana yester- day evening. destroying three small towns and leaving wrecked homes and ruined crops in a path mile wide and fifty miles long.
 The dead at Gillian. which had about 200 inhabitants. number thirteen, while at BolinGer. the known death list is six. These two towns are about fifteen miles apart, and nothing has been learned of the work Of the storm in the country between. At Elmore. small town near Gillian, several houses were destroyed and it Is not known how many people perished. Sew eraI of the dead were brought to Shreveport on the relief train from Gil- liam this morning and the hospitals and sanitarIums are crowded with in- jured several of whom will die.
 The dead at Gillian are: Mrs. Henry Godfrey, Mrs. John Gardner, A. Hap good John Simpson. nine negroes A. Lampkin, a farmer living in the coun- try near Gillian was killed, together with his wife and four children.
 At Bolinger, the dead are: Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Marshall Davis, four negroes
 The seriously injured at Gilliam are: An0fGW lIAEQneI, dESQ II, 6kuil CFubH~ ed, may die: J. A. Sterling. skull fractured. may dte: Mildred Gardner. bruised about head and shoulders; Will liam A. swor. scalp wound, not xepect- ed to recover Mrs. W. J. simpson, bad ly injured about the head. may die; Gordon B. Smith, Jr. legs and head in- tured. may die.
 In addition to these, eleven white persons and nineteen negroes more or less seriously injured have been brought to tn Charity Hospital here.
 The injured at Bolinger numbers about forty persons, some of whom have been brought here. Of these. it is believed that not more than three or four will die.
 Only two house were left at Gil- liam. where the force of the storm was greatest. Of the seven members of the Gardner family none escaped without injury. Mrs. Gardner was killed by the falling timbers of her home and the other members Nof the family were bruised under the debris but were ex- trieated. 4 flood of rain following the tornado made the work of rescue very diflcult in the darkness. A relief train wal sent to Gillian from Shreveport last night and returned this morning at daylight, bringing several of the dead and many wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
THE WEATHER.
 washtnstcn, May I4.--For AIabsmas Probably showers and cooler Fridays Saturday fairi light to fresh south winds.

chairman. In endeavoring to bring Tn a biI that would meet the situation was defended by Mir Fowler CN. J9
 Speaking of Mir. Burton. Mir. Fowler described the gentleman as "A Moses among the bull frogs In the buIIrushes," who he said for twenty years had been debating upon commercial crises and yet had never in that time sent bill to the committee to point out the way of escape.
 Mfr. Cochran (N. Y) in fervid speech in opposition to the bill de- clared that the degradation of the American Congress had come when 1t was voted that three hours would suf- ice for a discussion of the bill. The measure in his opinion was vicious. The banks, he asserted. 'are tempt ed to engage In reckless speculation ana the Government stands behind to shield them from the consequences of the crime wien the crime turns out to be profitable"
 Others who spoke against the bill were Messrs. Hill of Connecticut; GIL lespie, of Texas; Keller, of Ohio. and scrawford, of North Carolina. while among those who favored 1t were Messrs yreeland and Bennett, of New York Weeks and Lowering. of Massa- chuHetts; Madden and Mckinney, of Illinois, and Kahn. of California. as q substitute for the vreeland bill He did so. he said. because he found no one was willing to stand sponsor for it. notwithstanding MT. Bryan said 1t was the best bill before Con- gress today" and in order that the Democrats of the House might have an opportunity to vote on 1t.
 Ayes and Noes Demanded.
 Reversing the order of things. Mir Kahn demanded the ayes and noes. and all the Republicans stood up. The Democrats soon joined In the demand for the ayes and noes amid shouts of laughter.
 Leader Williams had instructed his colleagues not to put themselves on record and when one after another answered present" the Republicans went wild.
 voted against the bill. Among these Macon, of Arkansas; Jones and Hay. of Virginia: Moon, of Tennessee; Moore' and Slayden. of Texas; Sulzer. of New York: Smith, of Missouri. and Sherley. of Kentucky
 Mir Williams voted present"
 To man, the Republicans cast their votes against the bill.
 . The Williams bill was lost, ayes, g. noes, 232 present. 93. The Demo- crats who voted for the bill were Messrs Brundidge. Floyd and Robin son of Arkansas: Cox, of Indiana; Davenport, of Oklahoma, and Hack cit. of North Carolina.
 The vreeland bill then was passed, yeas, 2s4; nays. 145. s'present," '. All the Democrats voted against the bill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
The Alabama Delegation.

Hot Springs, Ark. May 14.-(Special) --The hotels and boarding houses are crowded to their limit to accomm odate the hosts who have come In attendance upon the convention.
 The delegates from Alabama keep arriving. Many reached here in time for the Baptist Young Peoples Union and other preliminary meetings. 9th CTS were delayed by trains made late on account of a storm which passed through this section last night.
 A large attendance Is already here from Alabama. and 1t Is expected that the representation will be full before the close of the convention.
 W. W. Hamilton. D. D., of Louisville, Ky.. was reelected as President of the B. Y. P. U.
 Many strong addresses have been made during the day. An interesting feature of the day was the round table conducted by l.. P. Leavell in which A large number made short addresses. citing benefits from the B. Y. P. U. The time was short and the leader asked how many more would like to speak but did not have time and more than one hundred stood.
 B. w. Spellman. who has charge of the normal work of the Sunday Sch ool Board. explained the normal work and classes and then delivered diplomas 10 three young women who have complet- cd the work Those receiving thom
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
PRINCES HOUSE SEARCHED.
Result of the Quest Not Yet Mad'
 Known.

Berlin, May l4.-The residence at Lebienberg of Prince Philip zu-Eulen- burg,( who is under arrest charged with perjury in connection with the Harden revelations of last summer. was searched today for political corre- spondence The result of the quest has not yet been made known.
 The investigation was conducted by a commission and a number of the Princes papers were gone over. Ear ly this morning. the commission called upon the Prince. who is a prisoner in the charity hospital. and requested the key to his private desk. The Prince became much excited and refused to give up the key. He was so perturbed that he was overcome and a physician had to be summoned to apply restora- lives. The Prince still refused the commission permission to examine his private letters and remarked that no political correspondence would be found as he had long ago deposited his communication fin another place. It is not known whether the commits sion forced the Princes private desk or not.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
TO INTRODUCE BILL FOR
 PROHIBITION IN LOUISIANA

Eaton Rouge. La, May 14.-Notice of his Intention to introduce abill for pro- hibition everywhere in Louisiana. ex- cept at New Orleans. was given in the Senate today by Senator Boggs of Bos- sier Parish.
 This bill Is the first prohibition measure formally to appear at the pres ent session. Coupled with the signi- ficant fact thot 1t excepts New Orleans. are declarations by several leaders of the Legislature to the effect that New Orleans, and perhaps other cities will be exempted from any prohibition measures. Little sentiment in favor of Statewide prohibition has ben expressed thus far.S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
COURT HOUSE IS DESTROYED Heavy Loss to Colbert
 County. FINE BUILDING IS GUTTED Tuscumbia Citizens Saved All of
 the Records. Commissioners Meet and Plan to Re- build Structure which Was In- sured for s1o,ooo--Orisin of
 Fire Unknown.
 
FINE BUILDING IS eUrTED

Tuseumbia. May i4--(special.)--- Colbert County's beautiful court house in this city was partially destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning.
 The fire started at { o'clock and be- fore it was under control had burned away the entire upper portion of the building. The lower hoor was not burned but was badly damaged by wa ter and falling debris.
 All the records In the office on the ground floor were saved. not a record or any kind in the office of the Judge of Probate. Sheriff. Circuit Clerk. Reg ister in chancery and Tax Collector and Assessor being damaged in the least. None of the furniture in the offices was damaged to any extent.
 While the fire department was bat ting with the fire. citizens carried out the records from the burning building, thus saving the county inestimabla loss.
 The origin of the fire is not known but it is supposed to have been caused by live electric wire in the clock tower or by a lighted cigar or cigar arette thrown ucon the floor at the speaking held in the court room last night in the interest of Governor John A. Johnson. of Minnesota. for President
 The budding was erected in 1881 and was modern structure. It was the pride of the people of the county and answered the present needs.
 There was insurance to the amount of s1o,ooo on the building, s7.so0 in the Hanover. $500 in the Phoenix of Brooklyn. and s1,0o0 in the Western of Toronto It Is thought the insur- ance will cover the loss.
 The Board of Commissioners met this morning and discussed prompt repairs and changes in the building which will be made as soon as possible after tho insurance Is adjusted. Tn the mean time the county officer having offices in the damaged building are occupying quarters throughout the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
uNINsTRUcTEn pELEoATns.
GeorEin Republicans Meet In State
 COnventIOn at Macon.

COnventlOm at aEaeom.
 Macon, Ga, May 1.-The RepubIt- can State Convention here today se- iected four lninstructed delegates to the National Convention at Chicago and adopted resolutions endorsing the administration of President Roosevelt The delegates selected were: Walter H. Johnson. Atlanta; Clark Grier. pub- lin: H l.. Johnson (colored), of Co., lumbus, Judson Lyons (colored) of Au- gusta.
 The alternatea J. W. Gilbert. Au- gusta George P. White. Macon; s. &. Mincey.N Montgomery; S. A Harris. Athens.
 While the delegates were not in- structed, the first three named are said to favor the nomination of Secretary Taft while Judson Lyons is support- CT of Governor Hughes.
 The convention was entirely harnno- nious. the contest being made by the Fulton County contesting delegation headed by Thomas Blodgett of Atlanta The Committee decided against Biodg- ett's delegation and Blodgett and his followers withdrew.
 The Blodgett supporters. known as bolters from the Johnson faction, has called a State Convention to meet in this city on next Saturday to select a contesting delegation to the National Convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
MILITIA WILL ARREST
 HUNDREDS OF NIGHT RIDERS

Lexington. Ky. May 14-A special from Maysvile states that The Leader correspondent has just returned from Rracken County. where he was relia bly informed that in a day or two, the militia will arrest between two and three hundred night riders on evidence of detectives who have been brought in the county as umbrella menderS tramps and salesmen.
 The names of the men are in the hands of the militia officials and when arrested. they will be distributed to the fails of Lexington. Frankfort and Maysvine It is feared trouble will re- suit when an attempt is made to ar- rest tho night riders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
NOTABLE ADDRESSES
 AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Governor Johnson had been er5ofned. and Governor Glenn also had ben pro- hibited from enforcing State laws re- speeding railways. There were other important subjects that Governor Folk believed might properly come before an organization of Governors. Gov ernor Johnson suggested that the mat
 ter be taken up at another meeting to be called at the close of the session to- which was concurred in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
senator TIIIman Welcomed.

Washington. May 14--Senator Tiil- man occupied his old seat in the Sen- ate for a time today. He came in un- expectedly soon after the Senate con- vened and was not discovered by his colleagues until he had been in his seat for some time. As soon. however as they learned of his presence. they gathered around him and gave him a warm welcome.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
A Lnnnch sinI.n

Mobile, May I4.-The launch Sea Breeze. loaded with vegetables for this market. sprung a leak at Spotswood Landing this morning and sank. Her cargo is total loss. The launch's ma aehinery got out of order and in making the repairs she was lurehed % one side. sprlnging leak. She sank In short order
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
A HEAVY RAINsToRM.
Loss to Ungathered Onion Crop in Tex.
 as fa Heavy.

as is Heavy.
 San Antonio. Tex. May 14.--A spe- cial to The Express from Laredo. Texs says:
 A very heavy rainsto=m, accompanies by much hall visited this section this evening. over five inches of rain fell in Laredo in less than an hour. Tha water is three feet deep In the low parts of the city. inhabited by the poorer classes of Mexicans and there is much suffering.
 The estimated loss to the ungathered onion crop Is many thousands of dol- lars.
 Shortly after the receipt of the above dispatch all wire communlcatlon to Laredo was lost
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
JOE CANS WINS.
Knocks Out Rudolph UnhIoz in the
 Eleventh Round.

Knocks Out Rudolph UmhI0z in the
 Eleventh Round.
 San Francisco. May I4.--Toe Cans. the lightweight champion. added an- other victim to his long string tonight by defeating Rudolph Unholz. the rug ged ,Boer from South Africa. in the eleventh round.
 The fight was Gans's all the way through. He systematically beat down Unholz and the referee interfered in the eleventh round as Unholz was then practically knocked out. Although Cans held the fight safe at all stages, he had no easy time in solving the awkward. defense of Unholz and in overcoming his natural stamina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
TROOPS IN A CLASH
FRENCH AND SPANISH SOLDIERS
 HAVE MIx-UP.
One spaniard Was Killed and Another Wounded, While French Had Two Men WOunded---Matter Createa
 Excitement

Casa Blanca, May 14-There was an encounter here May 12 between some French and Spanish troops quartered in the port.
 The Spaniards nred first, 1t is alleged. and the French Zouaves replied in kind. one Spaniard was killed and another wounded. At the conclusion of the in- cident. Colonel Desmoultiers assumed command over the area reserved. under the policing agreement. to Spain.
 The encounter took place at one of the city gates. It was the outcome of a quarrel between some Spanish sol- -diers and an unarmed Algerian sharp shooter. The Algerian was knocked down and beaten by the Spaniards and is now dying. A sergeant of zouaves, who was in charge of the gate. rushed to the rescue of the sharpshooter and with the aid of a French subaltern. tried to Intervene The sergeant and the officers were without arms. At this point some Spaniards, who were be- hind a wall, opened fire. The inter change of shots continued for some minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
BREWERY WORKERS STRIKE.
Eight Hundred NTen Fail to Show UI
 for Work.

Kansas City. May 14.-Eight hundred brewery workers employed at the dif- ferent breweries of Kansas City failed to show up for work today. announc- ing that a strike had been declared. The trouble arises over the renewing of A contract between the men and the breweries. The old contract expired May 1. Since then negotiations look ing to the signing of a new contract has been going on.
 The strike completely tied up every hrewerv in the city. The increase asked aggregates about $1 a week per man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
Drinking Prohibited.

Pittsburg. May 14-The H. c. Prick Coke Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. has ordered into effect a new code of rule governing it's mines and miners, thA most remarkable provision of which is the prohibtlon'of of the compsny's min CTS from drinking whether on duty or off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
CoIoneI wiIey Improvine.

Washington. D. C.. May 14.--tSpe- cial.)-The condition of Representative Wiley shows improvement today and his physicians hope that he can stand the trip to Hot Springs eftner tomcr- row or Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
nehn ln Naninated.

Chicago. May 14.-Eugene W. peos of Indiana was this morning, on the first ballot, nominated for President of the United States by the Socialist Pag- ty. in convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
RECEIVER IS APPOINTED. J
Nnvv Orleans Morning World in Finan-
 rInI Difficulties.

New Orleans. May 14.-S. F. Heaslip was today appointed receiver for The World Publishing Company, publishers of The New orleans Morning World. Tha annlication for receivership was fiied in the United States Circuit Court by the Graham Paper Company of St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15
n.mnnds ruII petnin.

Madrid, May I4-The Minister of Foreign Affairs. upon being informed of the encounter at Casa Blanca he- tween French and Spanish troops. de- rnanded details and explanations from Paris.
 The matter has created considerable excitement here. Some newspapers ad- vised the immediate withdrawal of the Spanish troops. saying there Is bad blood between them and the French troops. and that a repetition of the trouble is likely if they remain intact
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-15

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-23
Who is This Man Mugg?

G. G. Mugg, the Minot eye man, did
professional stroke Of business here
one day last week He went right up
in the air in paying 40c advertis-
ing bill with the news, and swore
never to again patronize such high
priced paper, so you see the News is
doomed.-Kermit News.
This man Mugg is a thirty cent
specialist when it comes to paying his
bills, Bro. Snyder We lost his re-
spect two or three years ago because
we charged him seven or eight cents
more than he thought we ought to
have charged, and since that time we
have positively found our advertising
columns too full to accommodate him.
He says he is from Minot, but we
have never seen him. We did get a
letter from him once and stamped on
one corner with dim rubber stamp
were the words Or G.. G. Mugg, Nor
rill hotel Mnot.' He's too cheap for
Minot. We are actually ashamed to
own him.