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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
st. Louis Wins.

St. Louis. Mo. Sept. 5.-St. Louis won the second game of the series from Detroit to-day in a ten inning battle.
 crowd even larger than that or estimated that 22aoO0 people filled the grand stand and overflowed on to the field. Neither side scored in the first nine innings but in the tenth. Detroit scored on three singles in sue- cession by Schmidt. Coughlin and Dows. A tumble by Schaefer and d wild throw to second by Summers paved the way for the scoring by St. Louis. Hartsell batted for Stephens and sacrificed. Then CrisS batted for Howell and the first St Louis run came in while Schaefer was throwing him out at first. Sch hweitzer's single scored T. Jones with the winning run. Score:
 St Louis ... 900 900 900 2-2 l Detroit .. .... 900 900 900 1--1 6 2
 Batteries: Howell and Stephens; Summers and Schmidt. Time 1853. UnI- pires o'Loughlin and Hurst
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
Cincinnati Wins.

Cincinnati, O., Sept, 5-St. Louis gave the locals scare by scoring four runs in the ninth inning. a misjudged fly and an error assisting the visitors. Manager Ganzel was put off the field for disputing a decision. Score:
 Cincinnati .....000 320 01x-6 3 St. Louis ..... 900 001 004-5 II 1
 Batteries--Spade and Mclean; Htg- gin and Otham: Salee and Ludwig. Time 1:55. Umpire Rigler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06

That report sent out from New Or leans about transferring Montgomery game there is absurd. This scheme was tried some days ago and the rest of the league very properly sat down on 1t. The race is too close for that now and besides the Montgomery fans are entitled to see all the games sched- uled in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
Pittsburg shut Out.

Pittsburg. Pa-. Sept. s--An immense throng of spectators enjoyed the game at Exposition Park this afternoon, when the Chicago team scored an over. whelming shut-out on Pittsburg. The fourth and fifth innings resembled a comedy of errors. the home team sue ceeding in placing i've errors to their credit. These. with several hits se- cured by the visitors. gave Chicago four runs in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning. The batting streak cropped out again in the ninth inning. when Chicago added three hits to their credit for< two runs The home team did not seem to make an effort to score after the fifth inning.
 Reulbach pitched splendid game for Chicago allowing but four hits. Vail started in well for the home team. Young pitched the fifth inning and Leever was sent to the box in the sixth. finishing the game.
 Score: R.HE. Pittsburg ... co 900 00o--o 5 Chicago :. ..... 900 45o 002--11 Il ?
 Batteries-Vail, Young, Leever and Gibson and Sullivan; Reulbach and Kling. Time. TAO. Umpire. o'Day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
snIif nonhle lHender.

Brooklyn. N r.. Sept, 5-Pitcher Fucker, of the Brooklyn team, estab- lished a record for this National League season in the second game of double- header against Boston today.
 He struck out fourteen men, allow ing no hits and gave no base on balls. Only three men of the visiting team reached first base and they got there on errors. Jordan also distinguished himself by making another of his sens sationa1 home run hits over the right field fence. This brings his total up to eight for the season and SO ties the batting honors made by Wagner, of the Pittsburg team.
 First Game.
 Boston ........1o1 900 o2o-4 3 2 Brooklyn .... .o2o 010 00o-S 3 Batteries-Ferguson and Smith; Will helm and Bergen. Time 1:45.
 Second Game. Boston .... 900 900 ooO-o 4 Brooklyn .. .O40 900 02x-6 3 .Fleharty and Graham; Fucker and Bergen Time 1925. Ubpire John stone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06

yesterday. Mac Robinson himself get ting a couple. Memphis got six hits of the Lowndes county boy while the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06

Henline got three hits off savidge
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
BEGINNING Of
IN NEW ERA IN
j. 8. POLITICS
Bryan Says the Fact That
Masses of Democrats Are
Subscribing to National
Campaign Fund. Makes
the Beginning of a New
Political Condition.
BY Associated Press.

Fairview Farm, Lincoln, Neb-, July
22-Honesty in business and the de-
Tense of the Denver platform, partic-
ularly the plank regarding publicity
before election of campaign cOntribu-
tons, formed the themes of two adj
dresses by Bryan today.
The First was at the Capitol Beach
Association of Grocers and Butchers,
and the second to the state Democrat
iC committee
In his remarks to the grOcers he
dweIt on the monopolies declaring that
merchandising was the last branch of
business in which there could be a
monopoly, because If it was establish
ed a competitor would present him.
self, and the people be protected
from eXtoTtiOn-
To the state committee Bryan gave
assurances that the reports of demo
cratic success from different parts OF
the country were encouraging. and eX-
pressed qualification that the democrat
ic papers were receiving campaign
contributions and that the masses
were taking a hand in the subscrip-
tons This, he argued, was an aus
picious beginning of new era in pol
iticS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
DEAFEN|NG ROAR
Of CANNONSFOR
PRINCEOF WALES
Arrival at Quebec Attended
by Huge Popular Demon
stration and Much Ifn-
pressive Cereuony-Fair-
banks Receives Generous
Salute.
BY Associated Press.

Quebec, July 22.-The battleship In
domitable, flying the standard OF the
Prince of HaIes, arrived this afternoon
and was greeted with tremendous
cannonade from the feet of warships
and the shouts of $4,000 people along
the shore on on the heights.
Vice-President Fairbanks, who repre-
sents the United States, went to the
IudomitabIe to convey TO the prince
the good wishes of the American gov
eminent and people He was follow
ed BY the official ENJOYS sent by the
French government on the bdttleship
Leon Cambetta- Later the prince re-
ceived the lieutenant governor and
premier of Quebec, and other dignita-
ries of military and civil affairs
Vice-president Fairbanks and his
military staff. arrived this morning,
and was greeted with a roar of Salut-
ing guns of the British, Fra0ch and
American ships as he crossed the riy-
er from Lewis to Quebec. He was
met by Admiral Cowles and a guard
Of honor
The prince landed at Ais p. m. and
was received with impressive cere-
monies by the government officials
and foreign representatives. An en-
thusiastic popular demonstration fol-
lowed.
Premier Laurier delivered a formal
address of welcome. to which the
prince responded The prince was
then escorted to the cifadal amid the
cheering OF thousands p
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
BY Associated Press.

Newport, R. L, July 22.-PIeading
for popular support for a frst-class
fighting navy, a navy capable Of seek
ing out an enemy and hammeTing
him till he quits. President Roosevelt
was the central figure here today in
the most notable conference of Amer
lean naval officers ever called tOgeth-
er to consult and discuss in a broad
way government battleships-
The president spoke publicly briefly.
and then the conference went into
executive session
President Roosevelt instanced Ger
tain members of the conference as
well-meaning, amiable individuals,
coupled with others, not so well mean
ing, who advocate a coast defense
navy, illustrating the habit of the
mind to desire at the same time to do
something and not to do it.
He urged Notifications for coast de-
Tense and a navy to go out and hit
the enemy and not to wait for the enc
my 10 come here.
After the meeting President ROOse-
welt left for Oyster Bay on the May
flower On the trip over early this
morning the Mayfiower struck and
sank a fishing schooner, but rescued
the crew. The MayfiOweT was not III
jured. A heavy fog prevailed
The conference today was composed
of the war college and personnel OF
the recently appointed battleship COM
mission. and its object was to decide
upon the construction OF future war
ships.
It has been said that criticism Cf
the placing Of five turTets on the new
battleship North Dakota, recently
laid down, has to do with the calling
of tOday'S conference. but this + de
MED at the war college, where it IS
said that the president believed the
time is ripe for a general discussion
of battleship problems by all of the
leading officers on the active list Ct
the navy at this time The president
was met at the dock by Rear Admiral
Merrill, commanding the war college
and by the officers of the college
staff. The brigade of apprentice sea-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
SIecisI &c The Journal.

sheffield Ala July Z2-The Te-
mains of Henry Weston. son Of Cap
tain W. R Weston. the nominee for
mayor Of Sheffield at the recent pTi-
mary election. reached the city yes
terdav afternoon from Birming CHAM,
and were buried in lakewood cemetery
Young Watson was shot in the thigh
Saturday evening with DuckshOt and
died from the effects Of ampUtation
He was employed as a special guard
al one of the mines, and the ciTcum-
stances attending mis- death are con
ficting II was al first reported that
ne had shot himself accidentally while
on duty that his revolver was lying
bv his side. and in some manner the
weapon was discharged.
later report in Sheffield is that
ne was SHOT by the striking miners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
YANKEES ARE
CAST IN GLOOM
OVER YESTERDAY
Dark Horse in the Person of
South African Man, Wins
the Most Important Event
in the Olympic Games.
By Associated Press.

London. July 22-COmparative
gloom perva5es the American camp
tonight Athletes from over the seas
cherished the hopes of repeating yes
terday's record making a clean sweep
of the track events, but a dark horse,
in the person of a South African
youth, r. F. Walker, upset the
Yankees calculations.
Walker won the most important
event in the Olympic games, the 100
metre dash, by two feet, from Rec
tor, of the University of Virginia
thereby putting All end 10 the aston
i~hing succession OF American tTi
Umphs. Kerr, the Canadian star, was
third.
The Americans today secured an
other worlds record. Bacon, of the
Irish-American club winning the 4Ol
metres hUrdliug in 35 seconds, an
Olympic record of "a feet IL inches
by irons, of Chicago. in the running
broad Jump, and Dole. of Yale, in
featherweight wrestling, being among
the winners out of the seven finals.
Walker was accorded an ovation
to be seen but once in a liftime on
an athletic field. 10000 people rising
en- masse and cheering He wa lit
ed on the shoulders Of friends and
carried off
The Olympic games are developing
a huge success, and London is going
athletic mad When Queen AIeXan-
dria entered the royal box today, con
tenders for 400 metres were rusnIng
majIy around the track, divers were
throwing double sOmersaults from the
tower. brawny wreStleTs were stTug-
Cling in GreecO-ROman contests On
a platform at the end of the oval, a
band of Danish lady gymnasts, an at
tractlYe novelty in white uniforms
was exeCWing graceful exercises.
From an athletic, social, and spectac-
uiar standpoint the games equaIleG
the expect atoms o. the promoters
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
COUPLE HADLONG
BEEN SEPARATED
A New York Veterinarian,
Very Wealthy, Kills Mo-
Their of Two Children-He
Says He's Very Sorry and
Looks Forward to Electric
Chair.
Rx Associated Press.

New York, July 2Z.-Driven to a
frenzy over, the receipt OF an envelope
from his wife but containing d letter
believed to nave been written TO an
other man, and inserted by mistake.
DIR. Andrew Bergin CropSey, one OF
the best known veterinarians IN the
country and possessed OF enormous
wealth, shot and instantly killed his
wife. Gertrude. on the second floor OF
their home at No. 174S Elghtyfourtn
street. Bath Beach.
DIR. Cropsey, who had been separat-
ed from his wife since last November
arrived from Bayonne, n. j., shortly
before noon and in nervous manner
iinquired of the sister who had been
stopping with his wife since their sep
h2raiion if she were at home
He was shown upstairs TO the par
Tor where his wife was waiting for
him.
Husband and wife remained in
conversation for some minutes, but
what took place between the couple
no one knows. The two sisters were
standing at the bottom of the first
stair landing waiting for the reappear-
ance of their brother-in-iaw when two
shots in quick succession were heard
IN. the room above.
Running. upstairs the two women
reached the parlor in time to see
'Cropsey with a revolver in his hand
rise and walk TO the window. Mrs
Cropsey was on the floor with blood
flowing from an ugly wound in the
breast. She was dead, both bullets
having pierced her heart. The police
We're Immediately notified, and Dr.
Cropsey,' making no efTeTt to escape,
tried to comfort the two women.
while waiting to submit to arrest. An
Eambulance call was sent TO the Tecep-
ton hospital AL the surgeon upon
arriving said that d-aIn mad been in
instantaneous. Policeman Cahill reach.
Idng the house, took the pistol from
DIR. Cropsey and handcuffed him and
took him to the station house.
"I know | did wrong" he said. 1t
was all her fault and due to a family
difficulty which l do not care to dis
-cuss at this time. / suppose it is all
up with me, and I'll soon be on my
way TO the electric chair. I'm sorry
j killed her, but there was nothing
: deft for ME TO do under the circum-
stances"
When questioned further by the pc.
lice Dr.. Cropsey would say nothing.
1T was learned, however. that DR..
.Cropsey since his separation last year
had been travelling all about the coun-
TRY and was in communication with
his wife and two children Yesterday
while stopping in Bayonne Dr. Crop
sey received an envelope directed TO
him by his wife.
Opening the envelope he was hoTri
fed to discover on the inside a letter
not addressed to him as was supposed.
He hastily tore the letter into small
fragments and made preparations to
return to his home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
Victim of Strikers Bullet
Arrives at Home for Burial

A few hours before his death ne i
said to have told his attendants that
his father and mother resided in
Sheffield and that the could be reach
ed By long distance telephone. They
were at once communicated with and
apprfsed OF the shooting
The young man is also said to have
written a note shortly before his
death that he was shot by a miner,
and that before he received his wound
another guard BY his side had been
shot and killed.
Young Weston was p or "a years
old, and the youngest son Of Captain
and rs Weston. This is the second
tragedy in this family within the last
few years. another brother having
been shot by q negro IN Sheffield threS
years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
To Commemorate Spot That
Inspired Star Spangied Banner

five feet long and half as broad in
the shape of a shield, must be, accord
ing to the stipulation of the contract.
of the best quality Of statuaTy bronze
without artificial finish" The same
conditions are made for the manufac
ture of the other tablet, which is 10
be erected in the national cemetery
in Marietta, Ca
The second memorial is to bear the
name of Henry Green Cole, of Mari
eta, who gave the land for the GENE
terry TO the government 1t will be
bolted 10 an upright iron standard in
the cemetery and will acknowledge
the government debt TO MI. Cole.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
BY Associated Press-

New York. July 22.-Bids will be IN
ivited Monday by the qGartermaster
department, U. s. A. department OF
the East. for the construction of two
Imemorial tablets. one of which Is OF
special interest TO civilians This Is
TO be placed on the flagstaff at Fort
IMcHenry, near Baltimore, and VIII
commemorate the fact that Francis
Scott Key was inspired by view or
the flag flying there to write The
Star Spangled Banner" during the
British attack in 1914
The tablet, which is to be about
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
INVITED TO JAPAN.
By Associates Press.

San Francisco, July 22.-The local
chamber of commerce has received a
joint invitation from the chamber of
commerce of the five Japanese cities,
Toxic, KyOtO, Osaka, Yokohama and
Kobe, asking that representatives be
sent to visit those cities. The local
chamber decided to accept the invi-
tatiOn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
The Mimic World,

The latest Broadway hit is The
Mimic World, just put on at the fam
Gus Casino theatre by the ShubeTts
and Lew Fields With its usual enter
prise the New York Sunday World
has obtained the best song from this
show and will give it away with the
issue Of Sunday. July IS Everybody
will want this song Words and mu-
sic complete with handsome cover IL
Iustration Order the Sunday World
from your newsdealer in advance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
Chased Them
Seventy Miles
specIa, TO The Journal

Florala, Ala, July 22.After a hard
chase of 30 miles through rough, sandy
roads, Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson
caught two alleged horse thieves. Wal
ter WYNN and A. w. Green, at BOni-
fay. Fla, this morning. The men are
wanted at Florala, charged with the
theft of a valuable mare and buggy
from Assistant Cashier Dunn. of the
First National bank. The deputy with
his prisoners, is expected here tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
RULeARTANs SLAUGHTERED.
Rx Associated Press,

ConstantinopIe, July 22.--It is re-
ported from MOnastiT that the whole
Ochrida district has declared in favor
of the revolutionary movement, and
that great bands are committing Sc
rious depFedatiOns in the villages near
Monastir. Twenty -fiye BulgarianS
were killed at Ribaraska and thirty at
Belpilcia, both villages being burned
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
Villas CONDITION CRITICAL.
Rv Associated Press.

Madison, Wis, July 22.-COloneI
William F. Villas, who suffered a GER
ebraI hemOrThage on Monday is still
unconscious. A change for the better
or worse is momentariIy expected. DR..
Frank Billings. a Chicago specialist
has been called in consultation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
MADE GOOD FLIGHT.

st. Petersburg, July 22.-General
Kaulbars, commander in chief Of the
Odessa garrison, yesterday went up in
a Siderable balloon inverted by a
Russian. He landed at Camp Bender,
after covering two hundred versts in
fuvn hours
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
ROOSEVELT WANTS
4 "BIG STICK" NAVY
One That Can Seek Out An
Enemy and Hammer Him
Till He Quits.
CONFERENCE OF
NAVAL EXPERTS

Object of Meeting is to De
eide on Construction of
Future Battleships-Reu-
terdahl, Who Brought on
Recent Scandal, Says 1t
Means Dissolution of the
Naval Bureau.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
GENERAL WAR
MAY BE DECLARED
Nv Associated Press.

Panama July 22-The AsSO-
cfated Press was informed to-
night by prominent foreign
consul here that he had TeceiV-
ed a cablegram that war might
be declared at any moment be-
tween Nicaragua Honduras,
Guatemala and Salvador
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
Pensacola, Mobile and New
Orleans Applies for
Privileges.
STREET CAR LINE
BY LOUIS BOLEY

Latter Desires Privilege to
Lay Tracks From Wright
Street on Hayne to City
Limits, Oliver Being the
Town to Which Line Will
Run.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
The Finance Committee

Thirty minutes were consumed in
reading the lengthy minutes. and the
finance committees report was then
submitted. This dealt with a number
of petitions Cor reduction of assess
ments, on account of mortgages being
taxed, some of which were granted
where the committee was satisfied
the parties did not own the mortgage
at the time of assessment.
The request of the Board of Safety
for an appropriation of $3.50 was
granted, while the recommendation
o. the mayor that $3.50 for additional
work to be done at the city jail. was
not allowed, the committee recon-
mending that the amount be taken
from that already appropriated for
this building.
Regarding the request of the Board
of Works for an appropriation of So.
900 with which 10 buy machinery and
oil for petrOlithic paving the commit
tee stated that it desired more infOr-
nation before recommending this ex-
penditure. 1t was further stated that
a member Of the committee is soon
70 visit Jacksonville, where an inves-
tigatiOn will be made, while a letter
had been addressed to Consulting En-
siDeer HattOn. requesting him to in
terview a Wilmington. Del. engineer,
who had recently been in California
investigating the paving, and furnish
the council with what information he
can obtain.
The report was adopted with recon-
men6atiOns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
TWO NEW RAILROAD
FRANCHISE ORDINANCES
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
PLANTER SHOT
BY HIS TENANT.
By Associated Press.

SaItiIlo. Miss, July &c.
o. Cherry, a planter. and cOun
" surveyor. was shot and kill
ed by W. w. BlaIOck. a ten
ant The men qUarTeled, and
self-defense is claimed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23

Two new railroad franchise ordi-
nances, one applied for blythe PensacO
la, Mobile & New Orleans railroad, an
Alabama corporation, understood to
be backed by w. c. Mclaughlin and
the Pensacola & PerdidO Railroad,
and the other by Louis BOley, who IS
DESTROYS of building a street car line
from Wright street north on Hayne
street 10 the city limits with Olive
the objective point, formed the chief
matters of interest to come before the
City Council at its regular meeting
last night Both ordinances were
read and referred. -
President Yonge presided and Al
dermen Anderson. Andrews, Brown,
Durham. Ingraham. McGaughey, Moy-
er, Reilly, ROcheblave, Wright and
YOnge were present
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23

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Reports of Boards.


Reports were received from the
Board OF Safety and Board OF Works.
The former desired an appropriation
of S1G0 with which to pay the ex-
peDses of Fire Chief Bicker to tho
National Convention of Fire Chiefs.
ThF request was referred to the &
rance committee.
The contract between the city ana
the Pensacola Electric Co. for fur
nishinE the city with arc and incan-
descent lights for period of five
years, was referred to the committee
on water and gas.
A communication from the Board
Of Works stated that an estimate hal
been made OF the cost of building
cUrbing around public school No. l.
The cheapest is $500 It was -
serTed TO the finance committee.
Sidewalk Grades.
A request of the Board Of WORKS
for $500 with which TO grade the
street in front OF the residence Of
J. ) Reese on North PaIafOx street.
brought on a discussion Of sidewalk
craCes. II developed that Mr.. Rec 50
had made excavations for q new sid =
walk according to the city grades ana
found that when II was done his VAN
WIS from IS inches to TWO feet beIog
fCra+F,,fs5 q, b.. -,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
Sidewalk Grades.

Continued on Page TwoI
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