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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
HITCHCOCK IS FREED
JURY FINDS THE ACTOR IS NOT
 GUILTY.
In Closing Argument states Attorney Garvan Declares Comedian Con- feases His Guilt in Wrong
 inE Young Gilrs.

New York, June 1f-sThe jury an the ease of Raymond Hitchcock returned n verdict of not guilty at 2s5o o'clock thiH morning. Justice Con was pres ent to receive the verdict.
 There being four other indictments against Hitchcock, he was remanded to the TOmbs. It is expected that he will be allowed bail when tIae court meets this morning.
 Flora zabeIIe, wife of the actor, was In court with him when the jury re- turned it's verdict. She cried and em- braced her husband.
 New York. June 1O.-At midnight the jury in the case of Raymond Hitchcock the comedian charged with attempt as- sault on young girls had been out Tor four hours and half without having communicated in any way with the court and no hint could be obtained from the jury room as to the prospect for a verdict.
 Although the jury had retired at 1880 o'clock 1t was 9:15 before 1t began consideration of the evidence submitted at the trial on indictments growing out of charges brought against the actor by three young girls, Mean while the jurymen had been out to dtn- ner.
 The presentation of testimony was finished at o'clock and at that hoNr Attorney Steur began summing up Tor the defense. His address was of an hours duration and was followed by the argument of the prosecutor, As- sistant District Attorney Garvan. With brief charge by Justice Con, the jury took the case.
 Attorney Steur, in his argument. dwelt strongly upon the testimony of Hitchcock's valet regarding the visit of the two girls to the house with the green blinds" in West Forty-first Street. The valet testified that Hitch- cocks conduct at that time was ex- emplary; that the actor taxed with the girls with circulating base stories about him and dismissed them with 8 warning when they denied having done so.
 In summing up Prosecutor Garvan declared that Hitchcock confessed his guilt ito mo and to you" He defend ed the children's society, which was denounced by the attorney for the de- feDse, and he asked for conviction of the prisoner.
 William Astor Chandler was a wit ness today He swore that he had never seen any girls at Hitchcock's houEA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
Votes of Vets on Both Contests Were
 Very Close. GENERAL CABELL IS
 RETIRED WITH HIS RANK G. W. Gordon is Elected Com mander of Tennessee. - Old Soldiers Pass Resolution That No More Women shall be Appointed to Attend Their Reunion--
 Adjutant General sub-.
 init. Report.
By l.. w. Frieaman.


 Birmingham, June 1o.--(Special.)-- The actual business of the eighteenth annual reunion of United Confederate Veterans is finished. The selection of the next place or meeting and the election of officers . brought about enthusiasm that is only fo be witnessed in convention or old, rrizzled men. Memphis won by just seventy-six votes. Atlanta receiving l,120 and Memphis 1s196.
 General Cabell, of Texas, way up n years and growing feeble, relinquished the chair when the time came for the election of officers. He announced 10 the convention that he would positive ly not enter a contest for the nlghest honor within the gift of the veteranss With moisture in his eyes he said T will withdraw my name"
 Instantly there were cries or NO ssNo' around the big auditorium when when the general arose and said that his services were at the disposal or the veterans if they were wanted
 General Bennett H. Young, of Ken tucky. in a brilliant speech, nominated General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta for commander.
 Gene al A. J. West said General Ca hell was a great man and that he had shown his greatness by authorizing that his name should not be used.
 General West moved that General : cabeu be retired with his present General withers. of Missouri, spoke in favor of General Caheli short talks were made by numper
 B. nj Waishe. of New orleans. sec onded the nomination of General The roll call showed 1.O5s for Gem eral Cabell, and 1,260 for General kv- ans and the latter was declared General Evans made touching speech acknowledging the great honor bestowed on him.
 Gordon Defeats Harrison.
 General George " Gordon. of Mem phis. and General George F. Harrison Of Alabama, were nominated for Lieu tenant General of the Army of Tennes- see, the former being elected on vote of 601 to 523.
 General Irvine Walker was re-elect- ed Lieutenant General of the Army or Virginia and General w. l.. Cabeli, or Texas. Lieutenant General or the Trans Mississippi,
 handsome gold medal was present. ed to General William Mickle.A of Louis jana. the Adjutnat General or Unltea Confederate Veterans.
 The parade Thursday promises to be the grandest that ever was witnessed at a reunion. Concerts, fireworks and other enter tainments were on tonight.
 The Cross drill corps of Memphis has consented to drill at o'clock to- morrow night at the big reunion pau and an hour later at the dance at the Country Club. The latter dance was found necessary to care for the over flow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
THREE HUNNRED
 POISONED IN PARIS

Paris. June 1O.--rhres hundred per sons. including the Marquis dc Dion. President of the Automobile Club, were poisoned by ptomaines last night at q banquet of the Automobile Club. The ptomaine is attributed to a dish of duck.
 One person ls dea and many others are in serious condition. but no fnr- ther deaths are expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
serIoua nt Ikannaa Cifx

Kansas City. June 10.--All calcula- tions of the weather bureau and river experts as to the duration and extent of the flood at the junction of the Raw -and Missouri rivers. were upset today by the continued rise Cf the Missouri owing to continued rains in Dakota and Nebraska.
 There will be a steady rise in the Missouri for the next twenty-four hours and the rise will probably go to twen- ty-sewen and a half or twenty-eight feet tomorrow. It win then remain stationary for twenty-four hours. Then under the influence of the reeeding Raw, the river win fall slowly.
 The flood today was highly spectac- uiar, viewed from the bluffs of Kan sas City. On the Clay County bank of the Missouri. the little village of liar lem was entirely surrounded by water and the river was flowing a mile wide behind the village over corn fields. Ten feet of water Is running through Kan sas Avenue, the main street of Armour dale.
 The flood is the highest since that of 1908.
 If the two low bridges across the Kaw those of the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific. are able to withstand the pressure of the water and drift wood lodged against them. not much further damage will be done,
 The flooding of the stock yards and the cutting off or railroad communica- ton, almost suspended the cattle mar ket today.
 The live stock exchange building can still be entered. but the basement is flooded.
 Five railroad lines out of Kansas City are now tied up and three others will be out of service before midnight.
 Convention Hall was opened today to shelter refugees. At least fifteen thousand persons have been driven from their homes.
 Kaw Breaks the Dam.
 Late tonight the Raw broke out of the dam formed by the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific bridges by cutting through the railway embankment just south of the Morris packing house. The rush of water and drift through the new channel carried down a part of tho elevated cattle chute leading from the packing house to the stock yards
 The current also cut a forty-foot gap through the track of the Union PaS eihc Railroad at the west approach to the bridge.
 The Union Pacific had 100000 rail- road ties stored in its yard near the shops. The water carried them into the Raw and the loss of these ties Is the greatest single financial loss dur ing the present flood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11

1: Indian Territory. 1 Oklahoma i: Nine Camps which had allowed their charters to lapse have applied for reinstatement mak-
 As the old soldiers are rapidly dropping from the ranks. also are the Camps simply from lack of recruits to keep them alive. Below will be found a statement of the number of Camps at the time of my last report. the numbers that have been added and dropped during the year. and the present numbers and standing, arrang- ed numerically by Divisions according to the numbers in each division.
 Camps By Divisions.
 The following is a summary of Camps by divisions arranged according to the present number on roster;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
Hnrd work an I.erees .

Shreveport La. June 10.--Today has been one of intense anxiety at points on Red River both above and below Shreveport on account of caving banks, threatening a disastrous Hood.
 At Taylortown, on the east bank of the river south of Shreveport, the levee caved Into the river and q largo force was put to work to build a temporary levee to hold the water. Tonight this temporary levee has been completed and no break had occurred but the banks were stiIl caving at rapid rate and second temporary levee will be built without delay.
 Should break occur 125 square miles of territory with growing crops of cot ton and corn will be overfi0wed.
 Tie Willow Chute levee on the east side of the river north of Shreveport, which was threatened. has been strengthened and Is considered safe.
 On account of today's rain and wa ter sweeping through the levees the construction of temporary levees has been a most difficult undertaking.
 Yesterday a crevasse occurred in q private leYee, at Westdale, south of Shreveport on the west bank of the river and several large plantations were flooded.
 Douglas Island. just north of shreve- port, is in danger tonight, the water being almost on level with the top of the ernbankment
 A large force of negroes was con- seripted by the police today and put to work strengthening the levee surround ing the island and 1t Is believed that 1t will be held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
CAREER OF EVANS.
New Commander Issues order Reap
 pointing MIckIe.

New Commander Issues Order Reap
 pointing MickIe.
 Birmingham, Ala, June f0.-With the selection of Memphis as the place for the next reunion and the election of Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia as Commander-in-ch Chief to succeed the Hate Gen. Stephen D. Lee, the United Confederate Veterans adjourned thei annual convention late this afternoon.
 The selection of the place of meeting aroused great rivalry between Memphis and Atlanta, those two cities being the only ones put in nomination. Strong speeches were made for each place but when Virginia came over to the side of Memphis, the Atlanta supporters re- aIized that the light was lost.
 Gen. Clement A. Evans. the new Commander in Chief. is a man of pleas ant address, and one of the most loved in the army. He is a native of Georgia and born of North Carolina and vir- ginfa Revolutionary percentage. He is d graduate of the Georgia Law School and began practice of law at 19 years of age. He was elected Judge of the County Court at 22 and State Senator at 25.
 The Civil War commenced while he was Senator, and although he was ex- empt from military service he joined a company in his county In January, 1881, and began his military career. He was first elected Major of the 21st Georgia regiment and then promoted to Colonel His regiment was put in Lawton's brigade. afterwards Gordon's brigade.
 General Evans succeeded Gordon when he was promoted Major-General, and again succeeded Gordon in com mand of the division. His service was In the army of Northern Virginia and he participated in all the battles fought on the soil of Virginia, Maryland and Pannsylvana He was wounded five times. two of them very severe. one at Monocacy and the other at Gettysburg
 In command of his division at Appo- mattox, he made the last fight which was done after the surrender because he had not received news of the truce.
 He has been active in the United Confederate Veterans. having attended all reunions except one. He was com mander or the Georgia division twelve years, with rank of Major r-General. succeeding Gordon as commander of the Army of Tennessee Department, with rank of Lieutenant- General.
 The Floral Parade.
 The entertainment features of today was the floral parade this afternoon. which aroused every visitor to applause and admiration. It was more than two miles long and was planned and executed entirely by Birmingham peo- ple for the entertainment Of the vete-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
SHERIFF SAVES NEGRO.
Georgta Black Attacks q White VI
 

Douglas Ga. June 10.--Sheriff Rick etson's presence saved a negro who at- tempted criminal assault on Mrs. War; ren near Leliaton. from lynching yes terday. The negro was shot and fatal' Iy wounded in trying to escape.
 Mrs Warren was picking blackber' ries when the unknown negro spranG upon and choked her almost into in- sensibility. Her cries brought assist ance and while the negro was trying to escape he was shot and fatally wounded.
 The Sheriff arrived in time to pre- vent the Killing of the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
TrnIn servIc. DemornIIxed.

Guthrie, Ok, June 0.-Yesterday's rains have again demoralized train ser vice in this section and none of the six roads entering Guthrie have been in operation today.
 The Cottonwood and Cimarron Riv- CTS rose at the rate of six inches an hour until the middle of the after noon and are now within one foot of the flood stage The Sante Fe main line south is washed out in several places.
 All railroad bridges over the Cimar- ron north of here are unsafe, and no attempt has been made to cross them today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
c.ra.. nomnre to RaiIroads.

Topeka. Kas., June 10.-Fiood dam. age to the railroads is greater than was anticinated. The Union Pacific was the worst sufferer. Through train service probably cannot be resumed be- fore the latter part of the week.
 Much ballast has been washed out and the road bed softened. Many pile bridges and culverts are gone.
 The time of resumption of through service on the Rock Island IS doubt full The tracks west are sun ahoef water and the extent or danlSse is not known
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
Blacks KiIIed in DueI.

Roanoke, Va, June 1O.--Charles Dent and Harry c. Haddock, two mulattoes. aged 90 years. engaged in a pistol duel on the public highway near Roanoke e today, both men being killed. The negroes quarreled recently. When they met today both men began shooting and continued to fire after both had fallen to the ground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
WILEY WILLIAMS WINS.

Athens. Ga. June 10.-In the recent state primary the only contest m which there was no majority was that for prison commissioner, Wiley Will Hams and R. F. Davidson, leading the ticket. A second primary would have been necessary but Davidson this aft ernoon withdrew, finally settling tfTe last state Democratic contest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
sURPRIsEs NIGHT RIDERS.
Soldiers Come Upon Them in Tobace
 Beds

Beds.
 Cincinnati. June 1e.--A detachment of soldiers surprised a band of fifteen night riders who wers in the act of destroying tobacco beds on the farm of Ephraim Marin, near Hiet. early to- day.
 finally fleeing upon their horses. A survey of the field did not show any blood spots indicating any person was injured.
 It is expected a number of arrests will be made as a result of evidence secured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
ALABASlIANs AT CAPITAL.
securern of Appointments and Patents
 at Washington.

Washington. June 1g.--(speciaL)-- Rural carriers appointed Boaz, route 5. Robert l. Law carrier. D. l.. Law substitute; Corona, route 1, Richmond Fike carrier, A. M Ramsey substitute.
 Patents issued: A. B. Bennett, Ope- llka. combined cigar cutter and match safe; A. A. Scott, J. K. King and c. J. Brown, consul lifting jack,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
Al, |. Broolxn Teor Connrenn.

Greensboro, N. C., June 10--In one of the stormiest conventions ever held in North Carolina, Aubrey I. Brooks by the Democrats of the fifth district. His majority was only eleven of the vota
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
Vetoeu chtIa Inhor nu1

Guthrie, Okla, June Ex-Governor Haskell tonight vetoed the child labor bill adopted by the Legislature. on the ground that the age limit in mercan. tile lines was placed too high.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
THE WEATHER.

cues-sa,saI Sbowers Thursday and Frt- daxt variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
LEVEE I-.......S; GREAT DAMAGE Thousands of Acres Arc
 Submerged. RED RIVER IS ON RAMPAGE Crops and Cattle in Louisiana Are
 Destroyed. Dousias Island Is Threatened and Train. are AnnuIIea en Texar-
 kans Bfanch of the Tex as ana Paeiae.
 
BED RIVER IS ON RAMPAGE

1T New Orleans. la, June 10.--A special from Grand Cane. La, says that news reached there today that the Red River had broken through the levee near westdale. submerging 2s,ooo acres oi growing crops and drowning much stock.
 westdaIe is in Red River Parish, about forty miles southeast of shreve- port. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11
POUCH IS GONE,
 LOSS S1OO,OOO Biggest Steal in History
 of the Mails. ONE PACKAGE OF $5O,oOO That Much More Was in the
 Missing Bag. It Was in Transit From Los Angeles to New York and Disappeared
 withins Jurisdietion of
 Kansas City omce.
ONE PACKAGE OF s5o,ooo

Los Angeles, Cal. June i0.--Reluctank admissions made by the postoface of- ficials of three cities today confirmed tc-some extent the belief that the dis appearance of registered mall pouch somewhere within the Jurisdiction of the Kansas City, Mo. postoffice, last Saturday night, will prove one of the biggest hauIs in the history of the Postoffice Department.
 From private sources 1t was learned late today that a package of at least $50,000 in currency was among the con tents of the pouch, which carried, in addition, an unusually large number of letters, and packages containing money and other valuables to an amount which can only be eonjectured. but which may reach s50.000 more.
 The pouch was in transit from this city to New York and the postal in- spectors who have had the case in charge for at least forty-eight hours refuse any explanation of the manner in which 1t was lost.
 That a pouch of value had disap- peared was admitted by Postmaster M. H. Flint of Los Angeles and by Inspector w. J vickery, attached to the Kansas City postoffice. who ap- pears to have the case for investlga- tion.
 There Is reason to believe that the
 
 undoubtedly prove to be the largest in- dividua1 loss, was shipment made by Los Angeles bank to Its New York correspondent.
 Late this afternoon some additional information relative to the package of currency supposed to have been in the pouch was obtained from the cashier, Charles Seyler. of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of this city. who said:
 According to our information. mall pouch made up here on June 3 and leaving for New York on the foir l lowing morning, has disappeared A 1 conservative valuation of the currency contents furnished by this and other | banks of this city will be $S0.eo0.
 'sThe missing funds were placed in ! the postofIice the evening of June 2, their destination being New York City. our correspondents there being the Chemical National Bank, to whom our portion of the shipment was conslgn- cd 7"
 The registered pouch left Los An- geles over the Santa Fe Railroad the morning of June q and was due in Kansas City on Saturday.
 Received in Kansas City.
 Kansas City June 10.-The registered mall pouch from Los Angeles that dis- appeared at Kansas City last Saturday, was delivered from an incoming Rock Island train to the transfer station at the union station, Kansas City, pur there is no receipt to show that it was forwarded from here.
 By Sunday morning. 1t was known that 1t was not going forward for the authorities at Washington telegraphed w. J vickery, inspector in charge here of the circumstances. No trace of inc pouch has been found by Mir. vickery and no arrest has been made. Twenty-two men are employed in the transfer station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11

Salaries 0ncluding amounts paid
 for extra heip at and immed-
 lately nrecedlnR the rennlnnA 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-11

'-(one transferred from Pacific.)
 x-(One transferred to oklahoma) Total Camps Chartered as per last Chartered this year ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
NEGRO BISHOPS PROTEST.
Appear Before I. c. Commission
for Equal Rights on Railways.

ATLANTA Ga. September 1t.-Four
bishops of the African NJ. +. Church APP
peared before Special Agent J. Edgar
Smith of the interstate commerce commits
sion here today in support of claims of
discrimination against the negro race on
certain roads in the south. and with the
request that equal accommodations he
given all persons The bishops were j.
W. Gaines, Henry NJ. Turner of Atlanta.
Evans Tyree Of Louisville and T.. h.
hampton of Washington.
Discrimination alleged against the
Seaboard Air Line. Richmond, FrederlckS-
burg and Potomac: the Southern and the
Central of Georgia railroads ana tne
Pullman Palace Car Company. For the
defense a half-doZen prominent railroad
men appeared. including General Mama
ger Johnson OF the Central of Georgia,
General Passenger Agent Ryan of the Sea-
board and General Passenger Agent Tay-
Ioe of the Southern. The hearing was
adjourned after few minutes session,
until this afternoon.
The burden of the protest is that the
Pullman company will not admit negroes
in their cars; that the railroads force
negroes into separate cOmpart mentS.
where indiScrlminate negroes VINO smoke,
drink and curse allowed. The rail-
roads filed answers denying practically
all the charges and alleging that each
southern state requires separate cars for
the races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
WIDOW WANTS PENSION.
Commissioners Cited to Show Cause
Why It Should Not Be Granted.

Justice Gould today cited the District
Commissioners to show cause next Thurs
day why a pension should not be granted
to Mrs. Nellie E. Fletcher. widow of
James H. Fletcher. former member Of
the police force.
Through Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert
and r. II. Yeatman Mrs. Fletcher ex-
planned to the court that February 23 last
her husband, who had been suffering from
Brights disease, which had assumed an
acute form. while in delirious condition
and mentally irresponsible, sent in res
ienation to take effect on the following
18th; that on the 9th the major of police
recommended the acceptance of the resig-
nation, to take effect on the Goth, which
date, however. was apparently changed
to the 18th by some person to petitioner
unknown. She further states that on the
morning of the 18th about II am. Mr..
Fletcher died. and on the 9th, after his
death, the Commissioners ordered that his
resignation be accepted to take effect on
the 18th. Mrs. Fletcher says she is in
straitened circumstances and i'll health
and that she has two children as a result
of her marriage to Fletcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
THE COMET MOREHOUSE.
Baltimorean Says Doublets Should
Be Given Hours Exposure.

BALTIMORE, September 17-Mr. JUS
tice Stain, secretary of the astronomical
section of the Maryland Academy of
Sciences. said yesterday that to obtain
a photograph of the comet Morehouse
Photographic doubets should be used with
about an hours exposure
Mr.. Stain said:
Reports received from Harvard Col
lege state that Rev. Joel H. Metcalf made
d photograph of the comet Morehouse on
September ii and found the comet to be
in right ascension.2 hours s minutes and
3i seconds with a declination of 70 de-
grees and ~ minutes. The comet is in
creasing in brightness and has a double
tail, which is irregular on the northern
side.
Prof. S. Leon, secretary of the Astro-
nomcal Society of Mexico, writes that
early in the morning of August 23 Miss
Maria Ring, the director of the observa-
tory of the society, saw c-met in the
northern region of the sky ard that it
was visible with the naked eye. At the
Harvard observatory the comet More
house is being photographed at intervals
throughout the night and duplicate pho
tographs taken at the other stations for
comparison.