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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

These prices ars at wholesale and nes Co starch-Cofn s91ooi standard goods Lsrd--Lsar IOHo; compound Sc; easis Rics-Extra fancy head .Xc: fancy heaa sM 97c; broken 4h o So; Japan 6h 06Kc. sait--LiverpooI sl.lS: Virginia COG; Lou. vinsssT-Psr gallon ls0ase.
 cokfee-Green common SA 8i0c: prime sA @ioe: choice 11Ql2c: fancy 1S0iIKo. candies-AxX Soda ssbe; xxx ginger serdinss--AmsracAn mustard ss.sS; \ oil, Hidss-Dry Hints s@1ee. d1- saItsd 4 a 60; green hides a@4e; &xsea saassd Sc.
 WSol-cisar lie: bury seilc: waah.a Teaistandard sshc: wasersround sso. sE11 Fruit z ana Predues-Faney lemon. ,.o. per box ta.oo; Irish potatoes per busbsI Sl.25; onions yellow giobes. si.3s: fan. SKIneappies SK Mp Pssnsss ss lbs choice Florida Tomatoes si 50; snap Beans stand s,. chesss4Fnii c cream. daisios lse. .,,r,.. 1kMc.N1 ID. cuts square lie.
 0rits--Per bbi tl 90; per sack sa. Is, oats ssc; white see; white clipped s5Hs:: timothy hay SIS. ooi Johnson Erass 7SS; AZ Prime Cotton Seed AS@AI s2s. co; saoksd cotton seed hulls SIS ton.
 Molasses-GeorGia cane. bbL Aoe gallon. Los Cabin Brand sailens siA: < Eaiions H. 50: quarts e4. 2S per doG
 chleksnsGHsns s5@4oc: frysrs sS soc: gngaE-GTanuiatsd sKe; Y. Y. C. sHe.
 Country Buttsr-i5o per h.: Jsrssy but. gasgiHg-Nsv tuts 50 OF 30 yd. p,ses. sack 7A @sho. 'NS@E
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
NEws 0F GRnENsnoRo.
Jury Term os Circuit Cours nrsnr. r.-vae
 AefemAam~.

- 0.Fc1H SeuFt BFfm@s Large
 Asfendanoe.
 Greensboro. July 3i.--fspeeial. l---The jury term of the County Court cons yened here this week, with Hon. Chae E. Waller acting solicitor, in the ab seHce of Solicitor Thos E. Knight A large number of Hale's citizens were In attendance, and several cases were oisposed of, Many compliments are given the new Court House, and the yard in front has been put ar, ,heaufffuI condition. grass planted. etc. s
 Thos E. Knight has gone to Chick annauga to attend the. encAnaprnent Inf the Alabama Naffonat Guard, having been appointed Colonel on the Cover nor's stan and commissary general of the guards.
 Quite number from here attended report grand time.
 President Bancroft of Mobile has been elected president of the Mound vtlie Normal School. This school ia re- ported In 2 fiourishing condition with good school building ana equipuents, pills. House parties continue 10 be popular here with the younger set. Mrs Jelan Erwin and Mrs. N. Jones, IT.. have been the hostesEes this week. and merry times they have had wikh danc- Ing midnight feasts coaching partiSs etc.
 A party left for Tate Spring yester- day composed of Mrs. B ". de Graf- Jones. Misses Addie Murphy and Julia Randolph
 Mrs. Kate Garber of Demopolis is visiting friends here
 Mfr Shook of Tuscaloosa was vie- itor here few days age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
MRS. GRAHAM STRICKEN.
Fears Entertained for Recovery of Bs
 loved Citizen of PrattvilIe.

Fears Entertained for Recovery of Be
 loved Citizen of PrattvtKIe.
 PratWille. July 31.-(SpeciaL) )--Mrs W. A. Graham, one of the most prom inent and well known citizens of thia place suffered stroke of apoplexy last night at her home and has not, up to this morning. regained. conscious ness. Mrs. Graham Is a sister of Cap tain Peter Aastin of Montgomery. and her husband. W. A. Graham. is one of the most prominent citizens of this County. She is about 70 years Of age, and fears are entertained of her ever completely recovering from this ,strok Q.
 Woolsey Fennell of Tuscaloosa is here preparing to begin work upon the Prattville water works within the next two or three days. perhaps Monday. within four months. and Prattvilie will have an up-to-date works with sani- tary system complete. This is good news to the citizens of this city, who have suffered more this summer than at ahy time heretofore from the want of a sanitary sewerage.
 The second floor of the new building going up on Second Street will be used as an opera house. and this will fill a long felt want for PrattvilIe. The work on this building Is progressing as rapidly as 1t can be pushed consis- tent with good work.
 Quite number of visiting young la- dies are with friends in the city at this time. Misses Marie Windhan and Laura McEeill of Mobile and Miss Has- Ter of Tuscaloosa. are among the visit ing ladies.
 Recent rains have revived crops in this section untt they are reported ae good as the average for this time of year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01


 the balloon and aeropiane for army purposes. the probable future useful ness of these areial craft in other df- rections Is not being overlooked. The carrying out of q tentative plan to connect several large eastern cities by aerial transportation lines will depend largely on the success of Captain Baldwin's flight in his dirigible bal- loon at the Fort Meyer army test One of the interested spectators of the trial will be Beekman Winthrop. as- sistant secretary of the treasury. who Is directly in charge, of the customs service.
 At the present time the customs ser vice depends upon the revenue cutter service to patrol the coast and prevent smuggling of goods. but that the GUS toms officials are gi1ing consideration to the exigencies which may arise if aeroplanes become available in the H. legal importation of goods. is evidenc- ed by the interest they are taking in the efforts of the army to make a great stride in aerial invention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

because of crop damage reports from Iiii- nois. Indiana. and Missouri. The heaviness of the September optfon was due tc ceiling by cash houses. The weakness of wheat had a depressing effect on the market In general late in the day and although prices for the new crop months at the colse show ed slight gain compared with yesterday. the tone was barely steady
 September closed weak. September open ed N@Hc higher at 7sAc to 1sc, sold off to 74c and closed at 71kc. Local receipts 2i5 cars. with 30 contract grade.
 Oats were firm early in the day but weak ened on realizing sales brought out by the slump In wheat, The volume of trade was rather smaii September opened Nc high CT at 45c, and advanced to t5kc and then declined to t4c. The c1soe was at 4tMc. Local receipts fT2 cars.
 Provisions were strong at the outset be- cause of a 1B12oc advance In live hogs. but the market easad off later In the day on profit taking. Al th eciose sepfsmber pork was a shade lower st fig.fs a771s. Lard 2k 6sc higher at fe .62M @B5 and ribs 2h csc higher at go 025s @e5.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 2oe cars; corn 155 cars; oats i3o cars; hogs 10000 head
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
sANIFORD sEAKEs sPnEcH.
Addresses Geod Au@ienee at Atnoxe on State Possibilities.

Addresses Geod~ Au&he1ee at AtnaoRe on State Possibilities.
 Apnore, July 31 --( (special )--Hon . W. H. Sanford addressed the cItizehs of Atmore at Peayy's Hall last night, a fair-eized audience being present: Al ter preliminary remarks. the speaker went into discussion of the isSnes of the day. giving his views of matters that should be looked after by the Con- greesman
 Mfr. Sanford stated, in substance, that he believed 1t as much the duty of the Federal Government to appre- pFiate funds for public roads as to pay for dredging of rivers, and to give aid to public schools as to build battle ships. He referred to the development of Mobile Harber and stated that 1t should be the set of every member Of Congress, and every Senator of Ala banaa. and that the necessary funds should be appropriated for it's develop ment and naaintenance: that the rivers of the State should receive the atten- ton of the representatives and reason able amounts spent for their malnten. ahce.
 Colonel Sanford was enthusiastic at to the possibilities of this State. upon completion Of the Panama Canal, and drew beautiful picture of this sec tin agricultuFally within few years pointing out the necessity of tech nicaj training in agriculture as well as in other lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
SENATOR'S DAUGHTER SUES.
Miss LafoIIette Files Motion to Sc
 Aside BRnkrupfcY.

Chicago, July 31.-on behalf of Miss Fola LafoIlette. daughter of Senator I.afollette of Wisconsin, a motion to set aside the bankruptcy of the Will J. Block Amusement Company was filed in the United States District Court yesterday. That she was en- gagged to play a role in a production that was never staged and as a result of which she failed to receive a week. ly stipend of $50 is alleged by the daughter of the Wisconsin statesman.
 Miss Lafollette ayers she was em- ployed for a period of thirty weeks to star In the production. The amuse- ment company not only failed to pro- duce the play, but forgot to release Lafollette from her contract and the season passes before the young act ress was able to obtain other employ ment. There were vague, promises of good things in other plays, Miss La- toilette alleged. but none were forth coming and the amusement company even went into bankruptcy without the young woman's Knowledge. she de- elares.
 For all of this Miss Lafollette claims damages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
SHOOTS FOUR AND SUICIDES.
Awful Tragedy is Enacted Ia . Mater
 nity Hospital.

Seattle, Wash. July S1.--Jesse Fifer. a eripman, killed his eight year old daughter, Hazel, and Mre. Dennis Nihoule, a cohnement patient; fatally wounded his wife. Mrs. L. Fffer and Seriously wounded Mrs. Ethel Warren, his sister in law, in a private raateF- nity hospital here last night. He then turned his revolver upon himself and committed suicide. Fifer and his wife had been separated and she lived at the hospital
 Although forbidden to go near the house. he made his way into the place through the basement. After finding his wife seated in front room at the place. he started shooting. The lights went ont after the first shot and he had to light matches to see the victims to shoot at. His daughter and Mrs. Nihoule were driven into ths street. where he shot them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

In sixty-three days and twenty-fhrae hours. which he said was . record. sergeant Walsh. of the United States Army. on furlou@h from his station at the preside, walked into tl,e Maxnrga office in this city today.
 sergeant Walsh said he inads tho walk on wager that he eoula nef cross the great divide twics. ana he added that he had already crossed it going west Walsh lost fifty pounds in weight during the trip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
A SERIOUS SITUATION.
Government wuI Possibly suppEeas tn
 Federation of LnboP.

C~e@A~-a
 Federation of Labor.
 Paris July 31.--The Tioting at Wig Iluex yesterday has precipitated rather a serious situation owing to the de- cision of the government to arrest the leaders of the general federation of labor and possibly suppress their or ganization on the ground that it en- dangers public peace. The press agree that at Vigneux the agitators deliber- ately melted their men to provoke blodshed and that the troops patient ly submitted for hours to insults and stoning before they fired.
 The conservative papers unite in de- handing the suppression of the gem eral federation of labor as a revolu- tion organization which is demoraliz- iuR the country and terrorizing the people. The organization Is expected to light bitterly for its existence.
 During the night the city was pla- carded with infamatory acounts of what is called the "governnient'B crime" calling for an extension and proIongation of the strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
CLOAK MAKERS WILL STRIKE.
ThOusands wflI T'hrGyv Up Thelr Jobs
 N- Maww Xn~Er

Thouslnds VIII ThrGv Up Their Jobs
 h New York.
 New York. July S1.--while the coat tailors who are organized as the Broth erhood of Taiiors have decided to have q general strike this year. the cloak makers. it was announced yesterday, are preparing for their first general strike in fourteen years. The cloak makers broke away some time ago from the United Garment Workers of Amer lea.
 President Abraham Rosenberg. of the International Womens' Garment Workers Union, with which the cloak makers union Is affiliated. says that q series of meetings are being held to prepare for the strike, which he says will affect from 25.00o to 3G.00e work CTS, including about 10,0oo women.
 Last year." he said, they were earn ing from SIS to $20 a week. and now they are making from eT to es a week. Some of them are making far less, and the women average ts and e a week. !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York Juiy 3f.-The governments crop report making the condition s3 70 per cent, or if anything shade below expect tmtions had very little influence in todays market which ruled quiet. with the close steady. net seventeen points higher on Au. tgust seven points lower on September and unchanged to two points lower on late months Sales for the day were esttmat- ed at about 75, 900 bales.
 The market opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of four points the gain being on August, which was influenced by scattered covering and reports that Wall Street bulls would stop August notices Later months were held back by a favorable in- terpretation of the weather map and short ly after the opening the market eased off a few points, but quickly steadied on Dull support of the near positions and covering After the government report was issoee October contracts sold at 3. 42 and August at 9.22. or four to six points net hiBher' but later the new crop eased off under real fxfnR as the government report seemed co be attracting no aggressive support while August sold up to Il cents on reports that there was still considerable short Interest in that position and that the bulls had taken up everything tendered: the amount being estimated at about II, 900 bales.
 Southern spot markets officially reportea were unchanged to ho lower. There was n little Southern selling here during the day but not enough to suggest any general nedg- ing against prospective crops. Liverpooi was closed and will remain closed unth Tuesdav morning.
 Estimated receipts at the ports today 4 22e bales. againsf 4.504 last week and seq laaa year. For the week 2b,0OO bales, against n isO last week and 10,245 last year
 Today's receipts at New Orleans BIO bales. against none last year and at Houston 1,7eS bales against Sbs last year.
 re,,f,,ras apaned and closed steady:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

T--Indicates inappreciable rainfall. s--For 9ksh meridian time.
 NoTE-The average maximum and minI- are made up at each center from the ao- tNal number of reports received. The ''stata eg weather ts that prevailing ct tma os ahAarVaakoa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

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 do as ......7 72M Norfolk West con fs .... s7h Oregon short Line rfdR. 4s .... ..... 1 Penn. con. <s =. ...... fo2A Rrndfnx zen <n .... s7h Republic of Cuba 6s f04x St L. l. M con. ts .... .... ...i ioS St L. q g. ?. fg. 4s .-... ....- .... 6sN 6t L. Bwest- con. 4s .... .... .... esh ssnhcard Air Line 4s .... ...s se southern Pacific ss .... .... ...' ss :,
 do. 1et. 4s ... .... .... ...... SEA Southern By. 5s .... ... ..s..- ssA Texas q Pacific Ists .... .... ..11OA Tol- a, L. ~ zr ,. 7t Union Pacific ss .... .... ......ioz
 70. cV. es ..'. .....''' ss ss U. & Steel End. Be ..iee Mapa4n lsts-t...- ...s .... 's,'Ags western Md. 4e .,T .... ...''. Wheeling ( Lake Erie Is ........ 5i Wisconsin Central Is .s.. ...- sS N. '. N. Fl cy. ss ....s.l2sA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
TWO STRANGE MEN.
RnnabOut COntaiRing Them iu ProbakI1-
 Clue to Murder.

Troy. July 3l.-coroner Strope todav made public his findings as the& resuit of the inquest into the death of Hazel Drew, whose body was found in Teal Pond on July Il. The finding Is that death was caused by blow on the head from some blunt instrument in some manner unknown
 What is now regarded aa the most promising clue Is the runAbOut con tatntng two strange men, who were seen on the Taberton Road at Teal Pond. on the night of July 2. when Hazel Drew was supposed to have aone to Q violent daath-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
KANSAS CITY LIVE sTOCK.
NAVAL STORES

Savannah. July si.-TuTpentine firm s7H gs7%c: sales 3s2; receipts s52 shipments
 Rosin firm; sales s.5s7; receipts 3,215; shipments 4.5i4: stock 146.B54. Quote: ABC Q2O; II s3. 6oa55: ss 90; K s4.s5; Nj ts.4o@4s: N t5. 30; VIC $s s5; wv Sc 60.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
ENrKRIoR MoyEsEENx.

i blIEs ---. March ...'. e.... .s1s ssi SIS s.i4 AAy s... .--s9.ls .... WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand, Sept. I. 1907 l.2ss Received past week ...... aes
 Received previously iT0. .7ss- i7i,1s4
 Total .... .... ........ i7a.422 Shipped past week ...... 5T1
 Shipped previously .. ... .1s9. sS4-- 1ee.s2e Stock on hand Thursday night.
 July 3O 1908 2,f96 Stock on hand corresponding day lASt year s.---.-+s+ 1.oVo Received corresponding week last
 year 50
 last year :. -. ". -. ...... .l77,4se Price July 30, 1907 .... .... .... ....12&c Price July 3i, 1908 .. .. .... .. ..loAc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market was easy; creameries 1s82ec; Dairies i701sc.
 Eggs firm: at mark cases included isK 0 1Ec; firsts l7hc: prime frsts 30c.
 cheese-Steady n a i3c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
REHiARKa.

Rains have occurred in all districts, ex- cept Oklahoma, the rainfall being mostly light, except heavy in Southern Alabama and portions of Louisiana, and heavy to ex- eessive in eastern North Carolina. Temper ature changes have been slight.
 FRANK P. NHAFEEE,
 Aeotion Director. W. Q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE HIIPPLY STATENEI

VISIBLE HOKELL
 New Orleans. July 51.--Secretary Hester's s statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and tell egraphic advtces compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows decrease for the week just closed of 44020. against de- crease of 12o.s1b last year and decrease of 139,663 year before last.
 The total visible is 2.077, ,45s, against B. 12l,47s last week. 2.s40.921 last year and 2.z55, 292 year before last Of this the total of American cotton Is l,2s7412. against 1,1sb.2o2 year before last. and of all other kinds including Egypt Brazil, India, etc, S46,046. against si4,046 last week l,136.oo0 last year and 1.07o.ooo year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows decrease compared with last week of 44.02o. a decrease compared with last year of 7ss.tss, and a decrease compared with year before last of TIT, S34.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in 205,000, against 1.72b,000 last year and l., 1850 year before last; in Egypt s1.000. against 44.000 last year and 43,00O year before last: in India @6A00o, against sTs,o00 last year and 72s.e00 year before last; and Tn the United States 387,0o against 3se, GOO
 NEW YORK COTTON OIL.
 New York, July 31.-Cofton seed oil barely steady; prime crude nominal; do. yellow A2%c.
 Turpentine steady 40hc
 trifugal se-test S4 z5: molasses sugar 8 45 @s3.5o; refined quiet.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL.
 New Orleans, July 3i.--cotton seed oil; PfHi'o S-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
MARKET DISCOUNTED
GOVERNMENT REPORT FOUND AN LIN
 SENSITIVE MARKET.
Condition as Compared with Report of Last Year May Have to Be Studded for Influence on Local
 SDofs.

pIsquieted not the least bit by the recep- lion of the government report yesterday. the local cotton market remains as inactive as a eleeping turtle. Whatever the ultimate re- suit of che formation distributed by Uncle Sam may be, its Influence upon conditions tn this vicinity will probably be very slight &pinners and producers will evidently study the new factors introduced by tue report before any effect is felt.
 The New York market proved unrespons- i've to the report as had been expected and manipulators manifested no activity worthy of mention.
 No surprise waszocasioned by the govern Ynent proclamation of cotton conditions The figures of S3, for this year. against 70 for fhe corresponding time last year are about in the ratio anticipated. It may be noted, however, that after the reception Of the government report last year, the cotton crop detersorated greatly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
COFFEE MARKm

New York, July 3l.-Coffee futuraa onn,- ed barely steady at unchanged priess yo a decline of five points owing to lower for eign markets full Brazilian receipts and scattering liquidation The local bull marty supported September but the decline caneht stop loss orders in some of the latter rnon9b . and the market closed steady at a net loss of 6@i6 pointss "e'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
WINS HIS WAGER.

Sergeant Walks From San FraAe1seO
 to New York.
 New York, July sl--Completing a walk from San Francisco to New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

WEATHER CUNDITIUNS.
 The eastern storm continues almost sta- tionary off the North Carolina coast. It has caused additional heavy to excessive rains and high winds in eastern North Caro- lima Additional scattered showers have also occurred throughout most of the re- mainder of the cotton belt, the rainfall be- ing moderately heavy in southen Alabama and Louisiana and showers are again indicat- ed for Alabama during tonight and Saturday A locally heavy rain has occurred at Anna rtlla. Texas and showers in some of the central and middie.western districts. though an area of high barometer central over weather over the western two-thtrds of the country. with cooler in the middie-west. Elsewhere the temperature changes have been slight.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
 Montgomery. Alabama for the 24 hours aAdtng as am. 18th meridian time.
 Friday, July 31, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
FUTURE OF AERIAL GRAFT.

Government Would Like to Have Them
 in Customs Service.
 Washington. July 31.-Although the United States has been slow to take up
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
NEW oRLFANs COTTON.

New Orleans, July dl.--~Epot cotton NAs quiet and easy with prices unchanged Mid ding 1o%c Sales were 250 bales on the spot and 2e to arrive.
 Futures opened quiet one to two points below the close of yesterday and showed little activity until the putting out of the government condition report an hour or more later. The report was decidedly less bearish xhan expected but 1t failed to have very huilssh effect on the market. The trade generally expected report of about s4 and when d report of ss per cent waa announc- cd there was an immediate advance follow led almost as quickly by reaction. As soon as che report was put out the October option climbed up eight points selling at e.4e, but che succeeding sales were three to four points lower.
 One reason assigned for the slight effect of the report on the market was the fact that there was little short interest uncover ed and co could not be put on the run oy such a low report. Again the Liverpool market was closed and the American mar teta were quieter than usual in consequence The bears also pointed out that the condi- ffou of s3 is well above the ten year aver aKe Of s1.4. and sentiment on this condi- 9ion appeared to detraet from the buli- ish strength of the bureau report At the rfosa which was steady. the active months were unchanged to one point below the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
s--iaisIng. x--Falling.
WEATHER coNpITIoNs.

RIVER rORECAsT. coosa and the Alabama will remain starfonarx
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
SCsrreesed DAily.s

MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

Sales lHigh. 1 Low. icioss Hia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

NEW oRT.EANs sPoT CoTToN.

New Orleans, July S1.-spot cotton quiet and easy; sales 2T6; receipts sio; stock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01

CLOSING STOCK xEsr.