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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
FIRE SWEEPS CAR
 BARNS IN NEW YORK

New York March 1.-Two big fires broke out within few blocks of each other in Harlem near midnight and all the Are apparatus in the upper part of the city was called out to fight the flames.
 The big car barns of the New York City Railway Company, located on First Avenue. between ssth and s7th Streets. were practically destroyed. to- gether with large number of cars.
 The other blaze was in a paint fac- tory at 1osnd Street and East River. and Eave the ftarnen hard fight. The damage at both places will be heavy.
 At o'clock the fire in the car barns was stiIl blazing fierceIy, but there was no danger of It's spreading. Fore man Lawrence in charge of the car barns estimated that more than zoo cars were burned.
 The loss on the car barns is esti- mated at more than sf.000.000 and on the paint factory about sIo.0oo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
STATE WAVES ITS IMMUNfY Judge Pritcbd Decides in Car 4na Case. IDIsPEEsARy IS INVOLVED State Loses Its Right of Eleventh
 Amendment.
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 so sult. l. fsr l

Asiieville, N. C., Feb. 2e.--peeiding that his court would take jurisdlction and inquire Into the merits of the claims of many liquor houses ssainst the south Carolina Dispensary Board. and containing until saturday. aFga- ment on the question of appointing a receiver for the ss0o.ooo fund left by the late dispensary. Judge Pritchsrd to- day rendered an opinion which laws down a broad principle of importance and widespread scope.
 The opinion of the Judge sppesrs to decide that when State engsges n the whiskey business or other bpslness not necessary to preserve ita autonomy or sovereignty. 1t waives it's rights un- der the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, not to be sued without It's consent. and he further declares that t would be unjust to permit the State under any circum- stances to avoid the payment of debts contracted for gocds on which t has made profit.
 Judge Pritchard. in rendering his de- clsion. said:
 while the state of South Carolina has seen it to engnE4 ln the purchase and sale of spirituhae EqucTss t cam not be reasonably equtended ti1at fn doing so it Is perfcTpsfne the function usually exercised by . state necessary to preserve It's sutpRorlx and maintain it's sovereiknty.. The supreme Court Of the state has decided that the act au- thorising the astabissfFnent of dis- peneary was asconstitatiq However. it can hardly be assunsed that t vas oonteTnpl6tsd at the tive of the sugp- tion Of the EIeventh Ansendlne ept thek q sovereign state would enEage n tne purchass and eaaq Of epirltnour ilqnoTs for urofft. 4iSs StAta having Seenf7k tQ .ssl,sA k.InS to deprive ellizfns 9k the :. T9shs 4<s saaakk n such NAslnesa t3 ,ssssss, N tnr xgish ghs state, thereby SIaced ifseif iii position where ~ eesIId nos. with consistency, ayatI itzsiK If inc immunity conferred by the Eleventh Annendrnent in a suit like the one at bar, ta which it la soukht 70 collect a debt contracted by the indi- .vituais placed lp control oe the bueiness with implied if not direct authority to contract such debts,
 aHavinE deprived its citizens of the right to engage iu this particuiAr line of business, reserving the right to r,,oronoI.ze the business through it's .~ents appofnted for that purpose it vrn,,Id he manifestiy unjust to permit y,ha tsoeyer to void the payments of dehta contracted by the purohese oI roods from the sale f which 1t. nas derived Snornous profis."
 The case win be carried 70 tnS rou- eral Supreme, Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
EMPHASIZES WEIGH ANCHOR
  American Fleet Leaves Peruvian Port.
 ~--~-e.--~-- START ON LONG J0UREEY Vessels Arc New Enroutx to
 Mzgdalena Bay. They Msst Traver.e ps-s&sss es Mere TAas rhres rhsus-ss nus@ witheat Means ef wireless
 Cemmunleatsen. |
START ON LONG JoURSEY

calIao. Feb. 1e--Thc American fiect sailed today for Magdaiena May in Lower California. a territory Of kzsxieps Signals went up from the Connecticut. the flagship this morning and shortly afterward the batfieshipn were efeAu~ ing slowly out to the ocean for the lonG run to their next stuppinN pIAee
 The floet described semi -ctrcie tne great white ships moving to the south west. and when they paese1 tho Peruvian cruiser Aiu,irante 0rau from ftciais of etate viewed tho departure. each oe the wer shlps fired salute of twentx-onu guna The cruiser re- piled while the Connecticut was paa&. ing and there was 6 dfupgaN Of flags from the ve1seis In the haxhur and a ringing farewell from the khousAnaA who had gathered 70 watch tss1 4hsp4 cf friendly nation aa they sung majestirnliy out to tho open Eaa
 The ssearaef ChchNpoRi. crowded with spectators accompanied the fleet some distance from ahere but ae the beafle~ ships gathered speed. slaM was lekt astern with tho enfhMeimBtic refuHiAMA stili watching and waving flaRn and handkerchieks ThduAanda of sight seers on points og vintage ou land Nsk- messed the nagniflee nt and imposing scene.
 The newspapers both mf Lima .na at Caliae are full of exrraaAicnn af K9KxNE at the departure of fhA piHttHxN and they print oat that pfesfdant r&f'No vuins4 the Hentilneute of aft fha psoS1a whAn aA his visit fD Admiral 4Rana yeefHr9ay he Rstd tfsax the nffnAkfana shown the fleet wef4 snonl0n9oue Characterization nf tia eEneaTA snd oin frlenaship which unlEss tho two rptln 
 The nsxt stoppinsk nlnre Of the feet under Rear Admiral N4ana fa Asnmdn lena bay where, aceaHAsnn k0 the aeian. dnies the vessele VIII arrive March it. The di4tance From Ehifao 10 Nf&xaaf&fsA bay stH 2. .tee nautical uiile& Xhe dafea far taa depArtnfn from Maedasena hav apd the arrival ak aan Nf4nefaee hns not bean deHnike1T determined M8 fhAH depart flnon Sne tpgHp{etEnn oz fhn fa get practice At AfaNdAiena bag nlclI probably will occiibx Gl}ftt H2F2
 There are n6 wfFeI6no 3HfqNfMnh stHz fion& on the coast o1 Hanfh aMH rHn* trai Afnerich between caIla0 ana fItf next stopDinE place and the neek Ngtet& fore will not be able 4o EnnsMunfi eate by tIsia meAna. Thin la fl48 1oaw, est lap Of the long voyaHa sad anleas news of the pasease of khe WnFshinx is brought ash1f6 hy 8Qne p&Hasna steamer the vepsels pfchakIx will n0f be heard from again untH they aD preach MasdaIena hay
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
THREE MEN KILLED
A BATTLE WITH REvoLvERs IN A
 LUMBER CAMP.
Fight Stmrted Over Quarrel That Children of the Two Families
 Had Previous to
 the gh00ffnw.


 Had Previous to
 the Shooting. .t Evelyn, Ky. Feb. 2s.-Three men were killed and fourth mortally wounded in a battle with revolvers following a quarrel in the lumber camp of Songleton and Williams Broth. [. CTS on Rose Creek, near here. yester day.
 John Hamilton. James Bowles. Rich ard Spicer and George Frazier had been working together with about seventy other men. hauling lumber and slaves. The children of Bowles and Frazier had fallen out with those of Spicer and Hamilton. The men Quarreled over the matter as they worked. Fi-. nally BowIes whipped out a, revolver and began firing. He killed Hamilton instantly and shot Spicer in the leg. By this time Spicer had out his revoi- yer and was firing at Bowles when Frazier joined in the shooting.
 When the smoke cleared away 1t was found that Spicer was dead. with two bullets in his chest. and BowIes had been killed with ball through the heart. Frazier was shot through the lower bowels and win de.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

were prone to put the drudgery of life on others, and then look down of them Tor havine to make their living by
 Popular Governsnent Growing.
 The second sign of the times is me development of free institutions." ne said. Popular government ls grow Ing. We of this country did not make that Idea great. 1t has made us great. n every nation there are two parties One made up of those that trust the people. and the other of those who do not The party of the people is the growing party. while sn every instance the other IS the dying party The Dem oeratic party ts growing stronEer every aay In spite of defeat. while the Repub- lican party is slowly but surely dyinn. The demand for freedom of speech is becoming universal and public sents- ments tend more and more towafds popular government, and it will not be stayed or checked. That which is right will prevail. Take the demand made for the selection of Senators, for lr- stance. Mississippi was one of the first to try the experiment and today the demand Is being heard all over the country"
 MT. Bryan paid handsome tribute to oklahoma, where a law has been enacted to protect bank depositors. ana said that the action there was an ilIus- tration of what Democrats who were not ashamed to be Democrats would do. T
 He also warmly endorsed the cur- rency bili prepared by John Sharp WI Hams. saying 1t was the best measure of the kind that had ever been put be- fore any Congress. The Republicans had made cry for an eIestsc current. but the kind they wanted was one with both ends of the elastic in the hands of the National Banks.
 MT. Bryan declared he was not seek ing the Democratic Presidential nouii- nation. If he was made the standard bearer, 1t would be because inc neop1e wanted him. They had twice before preferred him with that position. but if they insisted on him taking 1t again, he would insist on them giving him a fighting organization.
 When before he was the nominee, there were men on his Executive Com mittee who would not attend a meeting ct which he spoke. He was willing to face all tfsa enemies there the Repnbli- cans could put before him. but nc did not propose to have party enemies lighting him behind his, back.
 . He explained Che workings of the in. iative and referendum and earnesfiv advocated it's adoption by the states. He said he would not insist on its ba- ing incorporated In the national plat form, but believed 1t would find it's way there when enough States had adopted 1t to prove its worth in exy pressing the will of the people.
 Mr. Bryan left on an afternoon traif over the Illinois Central for the north.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
CREATES SENSATION
EQUITY SOCIETY aEazBERs Ra- CEavE TEzREATEN1NG hkTTEzss.
The eSeiety WfIl Offer large Reward
 For Arxeat And Conxfefiom of

Mount Sterling. Ky. Feb. 2s--A sensation was caused here today when 1t became known that many members of the Society of Equity in this tAaopt- Kouaery) County, had received threat. sning letters through the mails regard ing tobacco raising. ;.
 The letters bear the pcstmark of the local office. A copy of one of the letters was secured today by the As- sociated Press correspondent which had been sent to Hon. J. P. Flagstaff. Rresident of the Traders Bank, the wealthtest man in the county and a large land owner. He was formerly on the Equity Board of this county. The notice read as follows:
 Dear sir--This is to notify you if there is any, beds or any tobacco destroyed in Montgomery or Bath counties this 1908. you had. better look out for your own property
 (Signed) Tenants .',s /,
 A small envelope contained powder and matches
 similar letters were received by. other members of the society and Harve Pruitt and Lucien BridgewoTth, and other tobacco and catti6 raisers re- ceived letters signed in the same way and written on the same kind of paper and evidently on the same typewriter. saying:
 TT we cannot raise tobacco you can't raise any cattle.',
 Some of these letters were turned over to the postal authorities This is the first instance of members of the Society of Equity being threatened.
 There has. never been any trouble in this county. and 1t Is reported to- night that the members of the Equity Society will offer large reward for the arrest and conviction of the authors of the threatening letters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
MILL snLL 4o aAl1ons.
MmMaaaenm Bay sh&&nml4 4AeaSsae &
 Tnapurtamz C0nsznNxxlHn E&na&k

Bzmgaaaepm Day saa&aul4 8eca2&ae @s
 Tnapurtanz Cont1nervl8l E&NaHs
 Washington. Feb. Ma e4ie5s E Bay has suddenly appeared on the nae as a 'commafeial nenfaf Mrcp3faR ta information trausmiktra Q fhe stats department by American Consul cen= cral GottachaIk <fbe City pf NfexsAos
 The Mexican gowsFuHsput having 9es clared MaRdalenn bay port of entry for an indefinite period from Feb, 1f last 6enor O Rafael Castor Mentnno has been appointed ndniaiatra&of or the Afagdaiena Bay cuatcuaa hcnsa ant captain Of the port Aganf Mexican houses are sending aaleAren ana stocks of goods there for ana purpcee Of trading with the t5.000 men oK the American meet during the month 6 stay at target practice. AZ nre3sne it Is reported one houSa cenpffsas tho municipality
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
arisen since smoksless powder had como Into use

tnDn SsAoS 1'uo~Da~e~ T~~%
 Cartsin Fisks Does Not critielse. Captain Bradley A. Fiske testified that he had little experiences that qualified him to comment on the Ques- ton of the proper wateriine and tsr- gets.
 sYet you might be put in command of ahip?" asked Senator Tillman-
 Later Mir, Tiilman remarked that the witness had never been In battle to which Captain Fisxe replied that he overlooked the battle of Manila.
 'oh. that was q murder" said Mr, Tfilman.
 Tt did not look that away berore 1t began" suggested the witness.
 Reading from an article written by Captain Fiske to the effect that no improvement to the navy had ever been originated by a naval officer. Mr. Tillman asked, If he held to tho state nfent. Mir. Fiske deliberated for q
 ai do not know of any instance in which they have done so." he nnaiiy replied.
 He had heard that Hitchcock had been obliged to go to England before he could get his Inventions recognized.
 Senatior Perkins said Captain Fiske.s paper reminded him of the Bible. It was a very fine literary production, but anything could be proved by 1t. He added that as Congress appropriates sl0o. 900 annually for experimental tests, he was surprised that they had not resulted in some inventive idea.
 But" insisted Senator Ttiiman. TT we find outside talent and cannot rec oRnize it, what can be expeetedy r
 Admiral Capps admitted that there seemed to be woefM lack of knowi- nss,-.. nf4@orm nf the E0Ue corning what had been done to dsvelop improvements in the navy.
 Captain Ffske said he ctuld suggest no improvements to remedy difaCulties that had been pointed out.
 1t was agreed that MT. Sims should appear before the committee on Mon- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
rHILApnLPHIA onTs MEnFINo.
Ru,,a,nw and Loan sTen Elect ThelI Offcers.

New orleans. La. Feb. ss.-phiiadel- phia was today chosen as the meeting place for the 1909 annual convention of the United states League of local Rnildinr and Loan Association.
 Winston Salem, N. C.. which Did TOT inc Convention received tentative promise of tho 1910 convention.
 W e. weeks of New Iberia: La. acting President of the Association was elected President for the ensuins sd win inc exception that J. M. Mo Kav'. of Youngstown, Ohic, was elect ed third Vice President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
AppenI For Trnonu

Columbus, O.. Feb. 29-Governor Harris tonight received a long distance message from Neville. Clermont coun- ty asking that troops be sent to that place and Moscow to protect tobacco growers against night riders The Governor referred the appeal to the At torney General. who asked the Sheriff of clermont County to investigate the complaint
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
ii ln Believed She Was Killed B RurgIara

wilIaeoochee. Ga. Feb. 2s.--With her room in disorder and bullet wound in her body Mrs. Cora Henderson was found dead in her home at Leltaton' near here, yesterday morning.
 Near her head was a pistol with one chamber empty. There was no cause for suicide and 1t. is thought burglars interrupted in a crime. killed her to prevent detection. A syrian peddler. who had called at the place, was held
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Fire at Natcben..

Natchez, Miss. Feb. 29.--The resi- dences of Monroe Scarn. Fraze Smith and Lee Scharf and a negro church were destroyed by fire late tonight. en- tailing loss estimated at s75.00O. with insurance of s30.o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
MILLION poLLAR MonraAoE.

Money for Improvement or UulHROEt
 and Ship Island RailEoaa.
 Hattiesburg. Miss. Feb. 5s.-Ine suit and ship Island Railroad Company to- aav aled in the Chancery Clerks ofice a Inortgage for $1.000.00o in favor Of the :Metropolitan Trust Company of New York. The mortgage bears- per cent. Interest and the funds secured are to be devoted to extension and im- provement of the road which extends from Gulfport to Jackson. Miss a distance of 1so 'miles with forty-six miles of branch lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
AIln PIena Nat Onlltr.

Denver. Col. Feb. 2s.--Giuseppe Aiio. slayer of Father Leo. pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder when arraigned today. Judge Greely White- more set his trial for Monday. March Q. Peter Bessie was dismissed as in- terpreter in the case because of the charge that he Is a member of an am archistic organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
SHOPS CLosn DOWN.
Eighs Hundred Men are Thrown opt c
 work.

Work.
 Sedaiis, Mo, Feb. 2e.--The following notice was posted at the Missouri Pacific Railroad shops here today:
 towing to the continued depression in business. the shops will not be opened till further notice.
 (siwned) "A. w. Sullivan.
 General Manager.a A similar notice, # was stated. was posted at all Missouri Pacific shops to- day. Eight hundred men are involved in Sedaiia. The local shops were closed Feb. 20, when the Missouri Pacific man. agement announced that they would re- open March 3
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
wEArHrn FoHEcAsr.

WEATHER FoREcAsT.
 Wnshingfon, Feb. 2n--For AIabnma, Generally fniF Sunday aud Monday, ex- eept local rains smndny in northern portiony colder rzehday in northern pertioas fresh soufhwest to west winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

were prone to put the drudgery Of life on others and then look down oh them Tor havine to make their living by honest toll " k M
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-05
FOUR HERRIN FOLLOWERS
BOLT CLUB GATHERING
Refuse to Stand for Raw Pro-
gram and Have to Be
"HarmouiZed"

John R Aitken called q meeting Of
the Herrin organization in the thirty
ninth district last night and precipi-
tated a fight which caused q bolt Of
some of his strongest followers. OBJ
jecting to an attempt to railroad the
program through in fashion more raw
than usual, Abe Friedlander, John c.
Craig. Elmer Boyd and Rudolph Haas
walked out Of the meeting, followed by
half of the crowd. In CONSERVATION,
Aitken called a recess and succeeded
in harmonizing the bolters. They were
they wanted. and ticket was made up.
The trouble was caused by the at
tempt TO shove through the list OF
delegates chosen by the executive COM
mittee Of the Herrin club. When the
names were reported they proved IN
satisfactory to Friedlander and his
crowd, who did not consider thems elves
properly represented. They attempted
10 protest. but Aitken gagged them and
rushed vote on his ticket Thereupon
the indignant followers of Frieclander
picked up their hats and left the hall.
hurting their verbal designations at the
chair as they fed
The meeting was stopped in the mid
die and the Aitken followers rushed out
10 buttonhole the rebels before they
went away. A lively session on the
sidewalk at the corner of Fifth avenue
and California street ensued and the
dove of peace finally huttered down on
the push" men.
The ticket made UP last night viii be
put in the field against the lincoln
Roosevelt ticket, but ii has less chance
Of winning than any push" ticket in
the city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-05
BILLY BELL THRASHED
AND FORCIBLY ELECTED
Attempt to Assume Role of Die
tator in Thirtieth Proves
Disastrous

A severe beating and forcible election
from Columbia hall were the result Of
Billy Bells attempt last night to as
sumo the role of dictator OF the thir-
tieth district, assigned to him By Johnny
Lynch, Herrin's new local boss.
The beating was applied to the Bell
person by Tom Roberts. The election
was accomplished by Roberts. Frank
Berger and other followers of Jack
Barr, who threw Bell into the street
and proselyted the member of the gang
Bell commandeered to break up a
meeting called without his sanction or
permissionl
The trouble started on Monday, when
Bell heard that Barr had called a meet
Ing Of republicans. Bell hunted up Barr
and ordered that the meeting be called
on. Bell, the fighting man, announced
that he was Bell, the county committee
man, and no meetings were to be held
in the thirtieth save those that he
called Barr declined TO take that view
OF II, and Bell gave IL out that there
would be trouble. He was correct.
There was trouble, and most of ii found
Bell.
Bell arrived at Columbia hall on Har-
rtet street between Harrison and
Bryant last night ahead of the Barr
crowd. He had his gang with him and
a violent attack of Bell oratory. Sub
seQuently Barr showed UP with Dan
Powers, prominent member of the
printing trades. who was slated for
chairman Of the meeting. Bell told
Powers TO be on his way and enter
tanned the meeting for almost a minute
with a flow Of lurid language. Then
he ran his face into the fist OF Tom
Roberts and, to insure against mistake,
repeated the collision four times. Frank
Berger thoughtfully assisted the fallen
dictator 10 mis- feet and to the door
and Barr meeting was prosecuted to
successful and altogether satisfactory
conclusion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-05
Who Will Aid Fight
on Corruption?

Y<HR Lincoin-RooseveItI league is making the peo-
II pies fight for clean and representative govern
n1enf, free from corporation domination In order
to insure against fraud at the coming election and
make it possible to win against corruption it is abso
Iuely necessary TO employ honest and competent in
VesfgaOrs and watchers besides providing for print
ing and other necessary expenses In the past, the
corporations and desiring special privileges have
provided nearly all the money required to meet the
election expenses of fhe various political parties The
people know what the result produced by this prac
fice has BEEN We convinced that they desire to
aid in the reesfabHshmenf of honest and
fafve government that will respond to the best inter-
ests of the whole people, and do with the corrupt
corporation control of affairs that has long
been a disgrace to state
We request every good citizen who is able and de-
sres help i'm this work send his contribution In
money check to George UhI treasurer of Lincoln
Roosevelt league Lick buifding IS Montgomery street,
city.
All contributions will be promptly acknowledged
by proper receipt.
RUDOLPH SPRECKELS,
Chairman Administrative Committee.