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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
TAKES POSSESSION
ARIkANsAs's GOVERNOR BREAKS
 INTO NEW CAPITOL.
The New Building Has Cost Nearly . Mliiifom Already and is Only About One Half COm-
 pieted.

Little Rock. Ark. June t4.---Governor Donaghey and two members of the Htats Capitol ComfalAstons t3xlay Ror- matly took possession of the nncom- piated State Capitol building after breaking through a door which had been put up and locked by the con tractors, Caldwell & Drake, who we're discharged by legislative act.
 Tonight George w. Caldwell of Co., lumbus, Ind, of the firm of Caldwell 6 Drake, declared that his firm had not surrendered possession of the building, and that 1t stiil has possession.
 The new Capitol building, which has cost nearly 41,O00.o0 already. and en- gineers claim is only about half com- pleted, mas been the bone of political contention in Arkansas for years. Leg islators have been charged in the courts with grating in connection with the Capitol appropriation, and Governor Donaghey was elected Gov ernor on the Capitol question.
 A commission was named by the last Legislature to adjust the differences between the State and Caldwell & Drake. No appropriation was made to pay the contractors. and it is now doubtful whether they will agree to arbitrate unless payment Is guaran- teed In case this guaranty cannot be made, the contractors and State will probably light. Work on the Capitol has been suspended for two years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
TRIAL OF CALHOUN.
Prosesution Begins the Opening Arwu-
 ment to the Jury.


 San Francisco, June i4--"Gentiemen of the jury I congratulate you that the term Of your long and faithful ser vice Is approaching an end"
 Tn these words Assistant District Att torney John oGara opened today the argument in the case of Patrick Cal- houn. president of the United Rail- roads and instituted the last chapter in trial that promises to stand alone in the annals of criminal Jurfspru- dence.
 An hour before the doors of the court opened a crowd had gathered in Fulton street. A detail of police pro- tected the seating capacity of the court, and the remaining applicants for admission were dispersed or formed in line to await possible vacancies. Every member of calhoun's counsel was on hand early and two or three officials. of the street railway corporation oc- cupied seats near him. District Attor- ney Langdon and Assistant District Ate torney Heney were seated at the proa- ecution table.
 Mir. OGara's address was a dispaa- sionate review of testimony offered dn- ring the last two months by scores Of witnesses. In reviewing Ford's al legged connection with Abraham Ruef and the bribery of the supervisors in 1906, he said:
 'Why did not Tirey L. Ford come here and hold up his right hand and swear that he was not guilty of pay ing this fund of S20o,00o to Ruefg''
 "This Is assigned as misconduct on the part of the prosecution" said Stanley Moore, of the defense, inter- rupting.
 aHe knows that Mir. Ford has been here and could have been called by h3s side as a witness"
 A spirited argument involving the legal right of the prosecution to mako such a reference ensued and Judge Lawler, disregarding repeated protests directed Mir o1Gara to proceed Mir. OGara continued:
 There Is nothing courageous on ehtvalrous in the crime which this rec ord has exposed. What does it a| amount to? Simply that Patrick Gal, houn wanted an overhead trolley fran. chise; that it meant more money I'd his pockets to secure one: that the earthquake and fire gave him the op. portunity and that he promptly maas hfs arrangements with Abraham Ruef Ruef, in turn, made his Advancement, with his tools-the supervisors.
 'Why did MT. Calhoun offer to talk this overhead project to the supervi sors after he had failed Co win th support of committees of business men
 was 1t not because he knew a other men, that the red flag of th auetioneer was fying over the city hal and that Abe Ruef was ready to se any and all of the privileges thaa tt al1N o3aedFs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
HISTORICAL LOG FOUND.
The Handwriting of Captain Paul Jone
 in in H

The Handwriting of Captain Paul Jones
 is in 1t.
 Boston, Mass. June 14.--'Flag day" will become memorable in the histor- teal annals of the national emblem through the discovery of the log of Paul Jones' ship of war. Ranger, the first vessel to fly the American flag, in the eyes of the Britons.
 This log was found among many relics left by the late Erastus Perry Jewell of Laconia. N. H., who died a few days ago. It may become the property of the National Government within a short time.
 The beginning of the log appears to be in the handwriting of Captain Jones himself as 1t bears a resemblance to a fac simile of a letter to General Wash ington, found in the Boston public ii- brary, and taken from the original in the archives of the national capitol.
 A persual of the log tends to prove two complete facts; first. that Captain Jones was part author of the data in Congress, passed June IA, 1777, for the design of the flag, and, second, that before he went to France he made sev- eral trips to clear the Northern At lantic of British privateersmen and to prey on British commerce. It Is couehed so modestly that 1t does not give details. but enough Is shown to warrant such a conclusion. The log proves conclusively that Captain Jones chased every ship In sight with the new Ranger, which was among the swiftest of vessels. His prizes were taken to Portsmouth, Boston and Charleston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
FORMAL AGREEMENT SIGNED.
ArbitratOrs In Georgia Railroad strike
 Hold First Meeting.

Washington, June 14.-Commissloner of Labor Neill, one of the board of me- diation under the Erdman act was mo- tifled by wire from Atlanta today that the formal agreement for arbitration required by the terms of the act had been signed by the Georgia Railroad and by Representatives. of the striking freIpen.
 The signing of this agreement clear ed the wax for the work of the arbi- traitor committee already named, and they held their first formal meeting late today, in the offices of the Inter- state Commerce Commission. It was announced at the conclusion of the com ference that the third arbitrator had not yet been selected but that several names were under consideration and doubtless an agreement would be reached In the near future.
 Under the law. the arbitrators have five days In which to select the third arbitrator. If at the end of that time they are unable to agree, the arbitra- tors will be named by the board of me- diation which consists of Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Commissioner NeiI1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Extortionists Flaunt De-
 fiance to Government.
VICTIMS ARE TERRoR-sTRIcKEE
Letters Mailed in Cincinnati Post
 office Sunday Night.
That the Operations fin ohio ana Ad- joining states Are Conducted By The ssociety of the Bannna,v
 Is Confirmed.

Cincinnati. June 14--Notwithstand~ ing Chief Postofiice Inspector Holmes and his mon had made eleven arrests among the leaders of the Ohio Black Hand, or Society of the Banana, last week at Cleveland. Columbus. Marion and Bellefontaine. Ohio, the extortion- fists have Haunted defiance to the gov- ernment authorities by sending Black Hand letters to anticipated victims within stone's throw of the Federal building in Cincinnati, today.
 Herman Breiner. proprietor of small lunch room. received Black Hand letter today which was mailed here last night, threatening to kill htm and blow up his restaurant with bomb, if he did not mail $500 to z. r. M, General Delivery. Newport, ky This is the third letter Breiner has res ceived from the Black Hand and he Is remaining away from hts place of bus mess, terror-stricken.
 That the Black Hand operations In Ohio and adjoining States were con~ ducted by the Society of the Banana. a secret 6icilian organization. which ia an outgrowth of the old Mafia. Is con- Armed by Postofiee Inspector R. M. Q. Hosford, who directed the raid in Belle fontaine. where Collegera Viccarrio. who is suspected of having knowieaks of the Petrosino assassination waa captured.
 aThe name, society of the Banana ie real. and not as some supposed, ioIe." said Hosford. Tt is secret organization in which the most blood- curdling oaths were taken and four degrees worked on initiates. Tn thelr correspondence, the members Of the society used a code in which the word banana meant letter and when Threatening missile wis to be sent 70 an intended victim. it was always re- ferred to as sending a banana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

remember meeting Farnum between August, 1903, when he dined with her at Castle Gould" and a meeting in Hartford, Conn. when they dined to- gether at hotel in that city.
 Mir. Nfcoll read from a deposition of Elijah Sells, MT. Gould's cousin, in which he stated the conditions upon which Howard Gould offered recon ciliation with his wife. The conditions were that Mrs. Gould was not to inter- fere in the management of Castle Gould; she vast to abstain from intox- fcants; to refrain from humiliating Mir. Gould before his friends and she was to agree to a regulation of her personal finances.
 Mrs. Gould would not admit the specifications of this agreement when questioned about it, but said. they had asked her to sign q paper to ab- stain from intoxicants."
 Clarence J. Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel. questioned her at length on redirect examination. She said the letters she had written to Mfr. Mailoys manager of Castle Gould. which were read in evidence and addressed to him as My dear Mir. Mal1oy," were ad- dressed simply in terms of poiiteness an not in terms of endearment.
 Large Bills Unpaid.
 Mir. Shearn referred to the large bills which Mrs. Gould had incurred to her husbands account just prior te and following their separation in July 1906 and which were still unpaid at various jewelry stores and millinery shops here and in Paris. He drew from the witness the statement that if Mir. Gould had given her the allow aince he1promised, sne could have paid them all
 Mrs. Gould said that as far back as 1899, her husband promised to allow her $l0.0o0 a month. The witness said she had to have at Castle Gould, morn ing, afternoon and evening gowns, with shoes and stocking that matched, tea gowns coaching gowns, shopping gowns which she used about the city with most of these hats, shoes, stock ings and parasols to match. Yachting costumes were distinctive from the others and had to have their expen- sive accessories. The witness said she was accustomed to changing her gowns sometimes five and six times a day. She had 10 dress at least three times q day at Palm Beach, and more than that during her various trips about Europe.
 In answer to questions regarding the cost of her various dresses, etc, Mrs. Gould gave the following estimates:
 Dinner gowns, $500 to $500.
 Morning gowns $100 to $50.
 Day gowns (worn shopping, etc.). $500
 Tea gowns. $500 to s4oo.
 Reception gowns. $500. ...- For motoring and coaching and yachting, the witness said she required particular gowns but did not say how much she paid for them.
 Mrs. Gould testified that her costum-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
THAW GRANTED A NEW
 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

New York. June 14.-Harry K. Thaw may have another chance to prove his sanity in his fight for re- lease from the Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane, to which he was committed a year ago last February af- ter his trial for killing Stanford White
 Justice William J. Gaynor of Brook lyn, of the appellate division of the Supreme Court, granted a new writ of habeas corpus this afternoon. return able before Justice Mills in the Su- preme Court at White Plains, N. Y., on Thursday. June IT, at 10:30 a. m. The writ was issued on application of Charles Morschauser of Poughkeepsie, Thaw's attorney.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
KILLS A PREACHER.
Resisted Arrest by Deputy sheriR and
 Was Shot Deyyn,

Roanoke. Va. June IA special from Pocahontas. Va. today says at Boissevain. Va. yesterday, Rev. John Phillips was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff F. N. Morris.
 Phillips had a difficulty with a man named ProGit Saturday night. Profit went to Pocahontas and got a warrant for the preacher When Morris went to serve the warrant Sunday. Phillips resisted and drew a revolver, and 1t Is said was in the act of shooting Morris when the latter fired on Phillips. kill ing him instantly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
RIFLES PACKED IN PIANO BOXES Destined for Venezuelan
 Revolutionists. DISCOVERED IN VIRGINIA Uncle Sam May Seize Filibuster
 Suspect Steamer. Gigantic Plot of Castro's supporters te Overthrow Gornez Has Been
 veriaed by Discovery of
 the Riaes.

Norfolk, Va, June 14--Packed in piano boxes, and evidently ready for shipment, a quantity of rifles. and ann munition, believed to be destined for Venezuelan revolutionists. was dtscov- cred at Franklin. Va. today.
 The rifles are believed to be a part of the 15.000 Mauser weapons shipped from NeW York to St. Louis. from whence they were shipped 10 Frank lin, billed as pianos and packed to weather the trip to South America. The filibuster suspect steamer Nanticoke was lying near Franklin, and in the Biackwater. below the steamer. was her consort, the tug Despatch.
 The revenue cutter Pamlico Is block ading the two suspects, and 1t is not believed that each could pass her. even in the darkness. although there were persistent rumors that an attempt would be made to get away. Orders have been issued from Washington to take prompt action in case the steamer should lift anchor.
 The Nanticoke Is not built for deep sea navigation. but the Despatch could Nnavigate far off shore, and the officers in charge of the situation believe that the plan Of the filibusterers would be to transfer the arms to anotner steam CT at sea.
 The Nanticoke Is apparently loaded S@@e lay high in the water. Neither vessel has been taken in custody by the gov- ernment, but 1t was believed that prompt seizure would result from the discovery of the contents of the piano boxes United States Marshals were holding themselves in readiness to take charge of the vessels.
 Apparently the gigantic plot of Cas- tro's supporters for the overthrow of the opponents of the exiled President, was verified by the discovery of the Mausers at Franklin.
 whether the entire supply of rifies reached Franklin or the hlibusterins steamers were waiting for the arrival of other plano boxes from St. Louis Is not known
 The Mauaer rifles and the ammuni- ton were shipped first from Belgium to New York. the State Department claims, by Caetro's agents, and severel days ago ths rumarsd plot toseue then West and from there back to the South Atlantic coast for shipment to revolu- tionists, was reported at Washington and general orders were sent to watch for suspicious craft.
 Captain Worth c. Ross. commandant of the revenue cutter servIce. sent teIs- graphic orders to the lieutenant In command of the Pamlieo, to stop the Nanticoke, should she attempt to sail with contraband aboard.
 The Collectors of all South Atlantic ports have been ordered to prevent the Nanticoke and the Despatch from ciaarfur
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
To Hold vessels

Washington, June 14,-Telegraphic orders have been sent by the govern ment to Collectors of all ports in the Virginia and North Carolina Atlantic coast districts to retain the steamer Nanticooke and the ocean tug Dispatch for supposed violation of the neutra- lity laws.
 The Naticoke at latest advicss was at Franklin, Va. on the black-water river and the Despatch was at Norfalk Va.
 By direction of the department of commerce and labor an inquiry was made on Saturday last by the collec- tors of various Virginia and North Carolina ports into the operations of two vessels. Reports received from the collectors by acting secretary Me- Harg indicates that nothing was found that would warrant the detention of the vessels. There-upon MT. McHarg directed that they be permitted to pro- ceed if they desired.
 Meantime the treasury department issued orders to revenue cutters to watch the suspected vessels. Yester- day the department of justice through it's agents, discovered evidence that the two vessels were either loading or had loaded with contraband material destained, 1t was supposed for the Venezuelan revolutionists.
 This information was communicated to acting secretary McHarg with a request that the two vessels be detain- ed by the collector of any port from which they might attempt to clear.
 In compliance with kis request the various North Carolina collectors were ordered to hold the vessels If possible.
 The nature of the evidence discovered by the agents of the department of justice has not been disclosed but 1t was sufficient in the judgment of the officials of that department, to warrant the adoption of drastic measu1 to de- tain the supposed Filibustersela.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
I.ocnfes the NanticoIxe.

Washington, June 1t--Captain Rossa, chief of the revenue cutter service. re- ceived a telegram today from the cap- tain of the cutter Pamiico. stating that he had ascertained that the suspected fiibuster Nanticoke was yesterday anchored about seventy miles up the Chowan River, in North Carolina. No other information Is at present obtain able beyond the fact that the Pamlico has been ordered to take station in the Chowan River and the intercept the Nanticoke when she proceeds down the river.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
NovrL prvoRCr\su1T


 ! Atlanta, Ga. June 14.AIn a suit , for divorce on the grounds of pen ( ! ury, Mrs. F. l.. Douglas, a wealthy ! Atlanta woman, today filed pe- } tition setting forth an agreement k which she alleges her husband ! asked her to sign. Article Pour ! teenth" of this agreement reads ( } as follows: 'Neither party shall under any ! circumstances speak or act in < disparaging, petulent or unkind { ! way to, or of. the other. under ( } a forfeiture or penalty of mak- ! ing an humble apology, either ( ! public or private, as the offended ( ! party shall elect, and also submit { to be kissed by the other party ( ! one hundred times. or less. at op- ! tion of said party as to time or ! place" The other articles, numbering ! twenty-four, covered the financial < 1 relations of the couple In detail. 4 , Mrs Douglas said she refused to | ! sign this agreement q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Another nTyrterious Letter.

Evansville, ind, June i4--MIchaei Fasciano, a prosperous fruit dealer. tor day received a my0sterious letter de- manding SIs0,0 The letter thrent- ened the Kidnapping of Fasciano'a daughters unless the demand was com piled with. The letter was mailed at Mexico City on June and directs that the money be sent to a man in Kansas City. Postal authorities and local de- tectives are at work on the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Loaded with Coal

Beaufort. N. C., June 14.-A tele- gram received here late this afternoon from the Mayor of Franklin, stated the steamer Nanticoke. which is at Frank lin, is loaded with coal and awaiting instruction. The steamer was com pletely bottled up," and could only Ket to sea via Ocracoke Inlet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
An Elnhorate AEyth.

Toledo. Ohio, June I4---DecIaFinE the black hand society to be an eiabor- ate myth, John H. o'Leary. attorney for salvatore Lima. Salvatore Rizxe and Joseph Batagaiia. the alleged black handlers arrested at Marion last week. said today that the defense will show that no such organization exists
 O'Ieary sald also thar his clients win be able to clear themselves Of attempted extortion of money fr0tn John Annicon. Of Columbus
 Tn applying tomorrow for a weeks continuance of the preliminary hearing in the United States Court, District Attorney Day will ask that Lima's bond be increased from e2.000 to $6,0o0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
~a1EMPHIs sPECIAL.n
southern Railway to start a New Train
 Service.

Washington, June 14.-Beginning next Sunday the Southern Railway will start a new train service to be known as the Memphis Special" solid vesti- buled between this city and Memphis, tn connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad. carrying a through Pullman sleeping car between New York and Memphis.
 It will connect with the Norfolk and Western through Lynchburg. Roanoke and Bristol. Northbound, the service will leave Memphis at s:15 D. m. al . irving at New York at T:30 a. m. on the second day. while south bound it will leave New York at 9:25 D. m. and arrive at Memphis at 7;sO a. m. on the second day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
wtnr TtnIlana C,onvfeteN.

F'airrnont, w. Va, June I4.--Nine Italians. members of an alleged Black Hand society. on trial here charged with conspiracy to rob and kill orazio Beredeilt who was initiated Into the society on March 27. last, were today found guilty as indicted. Ten others who were in an adjoining room when the place was raided, were convicted of a misdemeanor. The penalty Is from two to ten years in the penitentiary. Sentence will be pronounced later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
DEATH KNELL FOR NEAR
 BEER IN MISSISSIPPI

Jackson, Miss, June 14.-In a decision handed down today, the Supreme Court of Mississippi declared that no bever- age can be sold in the State that con- tains any percentage whatever of al- oohol. This decision will stop the sale of near beer" in Mississippi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
A PeculIar AccIdent.

winnheld. La, June 14.-Frank Line miller, a contractor of Shreveport La., was instantly killed here today when a brick. dropped by workman from the roof of a building under construc- ton, struck him on the head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Fire in Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, June 14-This city today experienced one of the largest fires, area burned over considered, that has occurred In years More than twenty residences in the-negro section of the city were burned. including Topps Baptist Church. Loss. $25,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Learen NIoner to Nurne.

Roanoke, Va. June 14.-Mrs. M. B. Mayo, a trained nurse of this city, has been notified by a Danville (Va) law yer that Capt. William H. Blackwell, a former sweetheart, who died there re- gently, left his estate, worth $25,OO0 and unincumbered. to her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CHANGES.
c. A. Desaussure Promoted to Assiss
 ant General Passenger Agent.

ant General Passenger Agent.
 Washington. June 14.-Because of the necessity for increased force in the passenger trafiic department of the Southern Railway Company. owing to the enlargement and improvement, the following changes were announced to day. effective Juno 20:
 c. A. DeSaussure. division passenger agent at Memphis. to become assist ant general passenger agent. his head quarters to remain at Memphis.
 c. c. Stewart. district passenger agent at St. Louis. to become division passenger agent at Memphis.
 Mir DeSaussure will have jurisdic- ton of passenger traffic in the terri tory southwest of and including Mem phis and also the line of the Southern as far east as Tuscumbia, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
venexuela Aankinr \ uu,

Washington. June 14.7 Inquiry Is being made in VeneEt by direc- ton of the State Depart t into the reports touchin&N the ves< Nantcoke.
 Attention has been called the steamer Nanticoke, purchased tJ the friends of President Gomez for Service in an opposition steamship line to the line of the former President. and this inquiry is to ascertain the facts In the case
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
GoMERY, ALABAMA. TUESDAY, 15,

washington. to proceed to Franklin. Va. for the seizure of any arms and. ammunition that may have been coi-f lected there to be carried south on thes alleged nl,bustering steamer Nanti-1 coke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
AyyoItInr Inntructiona.

Norfolk. Va. June l4.-United States Marshal orgMan Treat said today that he was holding himself and deputies in readiness for possible Instructions from the Department Of Justice at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Four Men Killed.

Rochester. N. r., June lA.--Four men are reported killed by the explosion a a boiler connected with portable saw mill on the outskirts of the town of strafg0rd this afternoon.