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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

batchy. which was the capital of the Creek Nation. and the most important Indian town in Alabama. The site of the old Indian town Is plainly marked on the west bank of the Tallapoosa River. short distance from the pres ent town of Tallassee, on what is now the plantation of Walter E. Sistrunk An old oak still stands which Is called the Council Oak of the Indians." and under which Gen. Andrew Jackson and his victorious army camped after they had broken the power of the Indians at Horseshoe Bend.
 SYMPTOMS OF WAR
 AGAINST THE WHITES.
 The outrages of the Indians men, tined by General Woodward were only preliminary symptoms of the inevitable war between the whites and the Indians and not the cause of the war. The Creeks were too warlike to give up their lands peaceably to the whites without fighting for them and the white man was determined to get them.
 The Americans were pouring in from the East and taking possession of the The wiser Indians saw that inevitably the white man would possess himself Of the lands. but they were willing to fight before they should be dispos- sessed.
 The Spanish Government had a strong, foothold at that time on the South. They controlled Florida and It's sea port of Pensacola, which was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
PIPE FOR CUBA.
Thirty-nve Car Loads skipped Out of Bessemer.

Thirty-five Car Loads shipped Out of BeRsemer.
 Birmingham. Jan. 2.T(Specia1, )-- A train load of thirty-five ears of cast iron pipe has just been shipped out of Besemer, near here. by Nthe United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company. bound for Cuba3
 The product will be loaded on ships at Mobile at once. This is part of an order that was received several weeks ago and is to be filled within certain length of time. It is understood that there will be a similar shipment be- fore the end of the month. The. cast iron pipe makers in Alabama sRre en- toying a condition that has not been fin vogue for many months and there will be a great reduction of the stock on hand within a short time. The pipe shipped this week from Bessen1er is of several sizes and has been thor oughly inspected with compressed air machine and by other means. tThe train leaving this district was onA of the longest loaded with pipe ever seen pulling away from this part of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

son were joined in the hold bonds of matrimony. Rev. A. T. Camp per- forming the ceremony.
 Mrs. Carrie Lucius presided at the organ and rendered 6 beautiful pro- gram before the ceremony. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march. the ushers being >Liston Bell. John Bealle, James Durrett and B. Holley.
 Shortly after the ceremony the cou- pie left for Dothan, their future home. The bride is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. Washington Deason and Is a very attractive girl with many friends. Mir. Coleman is an old University man, who is now practicing law in the citv of Dothan. He is a gentleman of much ability and has many friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
FIGHT TRADING STAMPS.
Birmingham Board of Trade Wagina
 Campalgn Against Their Usage.

 Birmingham Board of Trade Waging
 Campaign Against Their Usage.
 Birmingham, Jan. 2.-(Spectal. )- A strong fight Is being waged in Bir- mingham on the introduction of the trading stamp, and President R. W. Ewing of the Birmingham Board of Trade and other officials of commercial organizations here, believe that the efforts will not be in vain.
 A large number of merchants in the city, both large and small, have signed petitions and pledges not to use the stamps. It is learned that one or two concerns have entered into negotta- tions looking to the use of the trading stamps and others are making an ef- fort to discourage these people. Some years ago the City Council of Birm- ingham was reasoned with and . heavy license tax was fixed for the trading stamp concerns. The discus sions that are going on among the merchants of the city are attracting considerable attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
INCIDENTS THAT MARKED
 BEGINNING OF CREEK WAR

the great trading place of the Alabama Indians. War had just broken out between America and Great Britain, the War of 1872. The Spanish secret ly sympsthized with the British. The British. according to their custom, were sending out agents to inriame the Indians and aroused them against the whites.
 Tecumseh. the famous Indian chief. who was killed at Tippecanoe. came to Middle Alabama and to Tucka- batchy as an agent of the British Gov ernment. Tecumseh had been born at what was called Little Augusta, the site of which is now a short distance from Mount Meigs. His mother had who were among the ohio Indians. When trouble was brewing between the Americans and British. Tecumseh. on 6 secret diplomatic mission, came to the Indians among whom he had been born, and at big council. held at Tuckabatchy, urged the chiefs and the headmen to rise against the Ameri. cans. General Woodward, in this let. ter and in other places in his remfn. iscences, ,alludes to this council and Tecumseh's pig talk
 The Creek Indians. ultimately made war on the Americans, inspired, be- yond doubt, by British agents. acting from Pensacola. For when the war party was ready. 1t first went to Pen- sacola, where 1t was equipped with arms. from sources that were not mys- terious The war party with its newly. acquired arms. on its return from Pen- sacola, defeated a party of militia from Washington County. at Burnt Corn, and later captured and burned Fort Mims. According to history. no less than 500 persons were massacred at Fort Mims.
 And in this letter. General Wood ward alludes to the first incidents of the war, and to Indians who played . large part in the war.--Editorial Note. DEPREDATI0Ns IN MACON
 AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.
 Wheeling. winn Parish. La.
 .r April 2, 1858. F. A. Rutherford. Esq:
 Dear sir-Your letter of the sth ulti- mo came to hand yesterday You wish to know something of the early settle ment of Macon County and the adjofn- ing counties. As to the history of the section of the country you live in. I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
CORNERSTONE LAID.
United States Senator Bankhead Om-

ciates Rt Tuscaloosa.
 Tuscaloosa. Jan. 2.--(Special. )- Friday afternoon at o'clock occurred the laying of the cornerstone of the new Government building. the stone being laid with Masonic ceremonies, Hon. J. H. Bankhead acting as Grand Master of Masons.
 The address was delivered by Sena- tor Bankhead. At o'clock the Grand Lodge of Masons convened in the Masonic Temple with Rising Virtue Lodge and visitors. and forming a pro- cession. marched to the site of the Gov ernment building on Broad Street and Twenty-seeond Avenue. The following Masons composed the officers of the Grand Lodge this afternoo1:
 J. H. Bankhead as NJ. ". Grand Master; W. E. Bingham. R. W. D. Grand Master; Walter Smith. R. W. S. Grand Warden: J. H. Ward. R. We J. GrandWarden; WE Hutchinson. Grand Chaplain; B. B Cooper. Grand Secre- tary: W. F. Fitts. Grand Treasurer: Joseph Saks. Grand Deacon; Luther Ward, Senior Grand Steward; s. H |. Card. Junior Grand Steward: S. F. Herman, Grand Tiler; c. N. Maxwell, Grand Marshall A number of articles commemorative of the event were placed in a small copper box and placed in the cornerstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
AnIsalian Trnsedy.

Madrid. Jan. 2.---A sensational trags edy has occurred at Malaga where senor Horatio Castellano. wealthy banker of Saragossa. fatally wounded Senor Alfonso Sola. editor of The Diario de Saragossa."
 Sonora Castellano had been friendly with Sonora sola. and when her hus- band remonstrated 6 stormy scene took place. The next time Senor Sola called at the Castellano residence the bank CT shot him through the head.
 Servants prevented S~ior Casteilano from m rnurdering his wife and commit ting suicide. He is now violent 1u- natic. Senor Sola was taken to the hospital in a dying condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

know much from fsis to 1s4l. when left Alabama. Many persons. who know what I do of the country and of the crime I ailude to. might interest you. and some of your readers. but fear shau not be able to do 50. What I write now shsil be facts. as well or better establishej than when you usually get, and perhaps some of them may be news to you and to others.
 From what know of the Indians and their history. I think 1t as probable as anything that cannot be positively proven, that ans occurrence 10 Macon county caused the Creek Indian War of 1sis-1& It was the murder of Arthur Lott in fsls by some Chetoceu- faula Indians. branch or the iasees. Lott was killed near what is known as the Warriors Stand. lie was moving to the Mississippi Terri tory. His family moved on and ser tied at a bluff on Pearl river which was called Lott's Bluff. but which IS now known as Columbia.
 INDIAN AGENTS ACTS ON
 HEARING or MURDER.
 So soon as Colonel Hawkins iearhsu that Lott was murdered. he sent Chris - tian Limbo. 6 German to Cowetaw to zoe rsiIIv Macintosh, a half-breed chief From Coweta, Limbo and Mackintosh, went to Thieacatska or Broken Ar. row to see Little Prince. The Prince was too old for active service, but he sent George Lovet. a well known haiI- breed. who was also chief LoVet took with him some Cussetas anu Maekintosh some Cowetas and accom- naniei Limbo to Tuckabatchey to see Rig Warrior He placed some Tucka- batcheys under a chief called Emutta and the celebrated John Mcqueen. . negro. and all under the control oi Mackintosh went in pursuit Of the murderers.
 They found them on at place on Notasulga Creek at place since known as Williamson Ferrelfs settle. ment; where they shot the leaders and returned to their respective towns. This act aroused the Taliassees. ana James Mcqueen who had controlled them for nInety-five years having died the year before, and from talks made some time before by Tecumseh. the Sowanokoa or Shawnee and Seekaboa Warpicanata chief and prophet (who was afterwards at the destruction Of Fort Mimms) a number of the young warriors and . few of the older ones had become restless.
 Not long after Lott was killed an old gentleman named Meredith was killed at the crossing of the Catoma Creek in what Is now Montgomery county. This was done by the otisees in drLnken spree. The Big Warrior undertook to have them punished and an otisee was killed in the attempt to arrest them. A few days after this the otisees attacked party of Tuckabat- eheys. under the Chief Emutta, at the Old Agency at Poiecat Springs. which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
General Thomas 5. Woodward Tells of the Indian Depredations About Montgomery That Foreshadowed the Wrr of lSl3-lSlA

In his letter to F. A. RutherfoTd. an early citisens of Macon Countys Gen. Thomas $. Woodward recites the slepre- dations by the Indians near Mon;tgom- cry. which marked the beginning of the Creek Indian War. which proved so disastrous to the Indians. It will be observed that one of the murders was committed on Catoma Creek. in Mont gomery County, and 1t is to be under stood that when this was done in 1873. the site of the present city of Mont gomery was a wilderness of trees. river cane and gullies. without the presence of a single white man. The spot he alludes to as Warrior Stand. wh ere Lott was murdered, endures to this days as prosperous rural com munity of Alabama. Former Governor William D. Jelks was born at a plan tation home at Warrior stand.
 It will be noted that the Indian town of Tuckabachy figures exten- sively in the letter as scene of Indian history and tradition. Throug all Of General Woodward's "reminiscences frequent allusions is made to Tucka-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
niviAenh ia necInrea.

Florence, Jan. 2.--(Special. )+-The annual meeting of the Directors of the Alabama Trust and Savings Bank was held yesterday. A semi-annuaI divi- dend of 4 per cent was declared and an increase of its capital stock author ized. The directors expressed them selves as very much pleased consider ing the stringency during the past year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Donate. Lot for School,

Tuscaloosa, Jan. 2.-(Special. )-- The Board of Education of the city schools held a meeting yesterday Gf- ternoon in the Mayors ofice, with Mayor W. M. Fauik as chairman. An interesting feature of the meeting was the discussion of additional school fa- cilities and the possible location Of an other school. F. W. Monnish appear Ohio shops to the city for the pnrAAAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
WONDERFUL SURGICAL
 OPERATION PERFORMED
Yours, etc.
 T. S. ",

In cutting the heart out of tailor ing prices, Holt's Dye Works have performed an operation that has par alyzed competition Complete suits. made to order and guaranteed to fit for only $12.00-one-fifth when meas ured; balance on delivery. Let us show you what real bargains are.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
DEAsON.COLEMAN.
A Beautiful Church Wedding is CeIe-
 brated at TuscaIOOsa.

Tuscaloosa. Jan 2.-(Special. )-- A beautiful wedding occurred in the Northport Baptist Church yesterday afternoon, when MT. Russell Porter Coleman and Miss Franees Beu Dea-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

of erecting school building for whites. The meeting was then adjourned to meet January T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
COMPLAINT MADE
 ABOUT WHISTLES

The police are again receiving com plaints of the loud and unnecessary blowing of whistles in the city limits during the early morning hours. One citizen is troubled by the steam oper- ated nuisances so much that he knows just how many minutes the particular whistle blows each morning aud just what interval, computed down to sec onds. is allowed between the blasts.
 Chief Bodeker has instructed his men to look into the following com plaint:
 Every morning I am awakened at whistle which blows for about two again for two minutes. I suppose thousand people must be disturbed in the same way. It Is most unreason- able and unfair thing for anyone to do within the city limits. If I knew who 1t was I would try the effect .f a polite complaint. It Is very likely some thoughtless and inconsiderate watchman who does 1t. The trouble is a man lying in bed in, the morning has no means of locating the sound.
 Could you help me by asking he force on duty at a. m. some time when you have them all together, if they know who 1t is? If I had the in- formation I would be obliged to you and see if 1t were not possible to re- duce the nuisance. Yours truly.
 JAMES BOWls0N."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
FINED FOR HAVING
 LIQUOR IN POCKET
JUDGE FEAGIN IMPOSES FIRST PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF NEW PROHIBITION LAW-DE- cLAREs IT IS PRECEDENT.

Judge N. B. Feagin of the police court entered his first ruling yesterday morn ing under the new prohibition law signed by Governor Conner last week A con- viction was secured and Judge Feagin im- posed fine of s100 and a sentence of 30 days on the streets upon the alleged of- fender of the law.
 The defendant in the case was will Jack. negro attendant in a soft drink establishment on Second avenue, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets. Judge Feagins ruling Is considered by some to have been somewhat sweeping as the negro was fined for having a pint bottle of whisky in his pocket
 It seems that officers went into the place and found Jack behind the counter in the soft drink stand. He was searched and a pint bottle of whisky was found In one of his pockets. In the trial yesterday there was no evidence of a sale having been made but the negro was fined for the matter of the possession of bottle of liquor in the soft drink place.
 Judge Teagin stated yesterday in fining the negro s100 and imposing a hard labor sentence of 30 days that his action in the first came to come before him might be considered a precedent, that all defen- dant following Jack on similar charges might expect identically the samt treat ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
COMING CAMPAIGN ID TEST CANDIDATES Two Thousand Meetings Are
 Planned In State HUNDREDS OF SPEAKERS WeakIey Seems To Be Favorte for ProhlbltlonIsts, While Spraains
 Is Warmly Discussed by oppo-
 stion Along With o'Neal
HUNDREDS OF SPEAKERS
BY BURR BLACKBURN.

The next three months will develop the field in the gubernatorial race. It will be a try-out before the people, a kind of a preliminary tournament to discover the best material for the finals.
 Two thousand meetings. with several hundred speakers is just part of the cam paign which will be waged for the pas sage of the constitutional prohibition amendment. The plans of the Anti-sa- loon league forces are somewhat elab- crate. They intend to heap up the most unanimous vote that has yet been cast on prohibition question in the world
 Of course. every man with any idea of his fitness to run for office will get out in the stream and follow the current. He will speak from stump to stump, jump into every bandwagon and play the in- strument which he thinks best suits him. :. Some will bass drums, while others, ambitious. but less talented. will hang around the outskirts and chime In with a little flute note occasionally. It will be a gay time for the prohibitionists.
 Now when it Is all over and the law is on the statute books the managers of this great movement who have been sitting in the judges stand will ring the gong and call up the man upon whom they will pin the blue ribbon.
 From what I have heard in Montgom- cry, from conversations with men who stand close, from the other newspaper men at the capital, I gather that the , man who stands the best chance for the honor is Samuel Weakley.
 He would be the last man to suggest it. T am attending to the work assigned me, and am using my efforts to the acc complishment of the business at hand. I have not considered any candidacy he said.
 If Judge Weakley runs Spragins of Madison will probably run. MT. Sprag- ins is a strong man. He is a character that is honored in the senate by both the friends and opponents of the prohbi- tion measures. He is man of good judgment, close friends, lasting qualities.
 The local optionists will also be on trial during these three months, and when the fight is over, the strongest local option candidate, whether 1t be Spragins or O'Neal, will announce and get into t race
 The chances are that Weakley will rep resent the prohibition administration ele- ment. Mallory will have the support of the anti-Comer prohibitionists and coterie of friends which his organization has already tied to his banner, making him one of the strongest, if not the lead CT in the race; Spragtns, representing the local optionists, and Seed, a prohibitions ist, who will gather a good many votes from the prohibition crowd.
 The administration prohibitionists are making a big effort to get Carmichael to run for lieutenant governor, but he Is not so disposed. John Parker Is the only announced candidate, with the ex- ception of Mallory. and he Is meeting with encouragement on all sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
NELL AND AUSTIN
 IN SLIGHT MIX-UP

Connie w. Austin, former chief of police, and Alderman John W. O'Neill engaged in near light on the Wood ward corner, First avenue and Twen- 10 o'clock. Mr. Austin struck Aioer- man O'Neill one blow, without injuring him, friends interceded and the trou- ble was brought to an end.
 The difficulty between the two men, it is understood grew out of state- ment said to have been made by Alder man O'Nell at the meeting held in the interest of the commission form of gov ernment in the o'Brien opera house few night sago.
 At the government by commission meeting MT. Austin made a short ed- dress, saying that 1t was understood by those present that the "cfty ring" had packed the audience with gamblers and blind tiger men and that an ef- fort would be made by them to seize the meeting. He was interrupted by voice which called him liar, but pro- ceeded after but little hesitation.
 It seems that someone informed MT. Austin that 1t was Alderman O'Neil. who had applied the epithet to him and yesterday morning when they met on the Woodward corner MT. Austin asked Alderman O'Neill if such was the case. Mr. ONeill is said to have replied: Yes, I am the man, and anyone n'ak- ing the statement that you did the oth CT night is liar"
 Upon this statement MT. Austin struck Alderman ONeill without hurt Ing him badly. Friends interfered and the affair was closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved were filed yesterday in the office of the probate court
 s3150-Charles W. Shinn to Walton C.. Pitts, lot 16, in block l9, survey of Tharpe Place, West End.
 s2000-W. T. Cracker and wife to Mrs Sarah Graham, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter; the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter; part of the south half of the southwest quar- ter of the southeast quarter; 30 acres off the north side of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and five acres ip the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter. all being in section 32, township 15, range west.
 $145G-J. D. Ellis and wife to Mrs A. L. Nelson, lots 39, 40, fl and 42, in block 15. Sessions Land company's survey of Tuxedo park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Federal Licenses Are
 TMned ObeY I0 Sheriff

do not care for the notorietv of having their names publish ed in such list. and have consequently surrendered their right under the federal law to handle liquor
 Sheriff Higdon states that the better element of men who have been en- gagged in the liquor business one way or another realize that the penalty of the new prohibition law Is too heavy and the provisions cover too broad a rdnge 10 make the business profitable, and thai they are consequently round- ing into the straight and narrow path. The sheriff states that he expects but little trouble from such source and says he realizes that the great propo- sftion is 10 effectively handle the bo";- leggers who are reported to be selling great quantities of liquor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

to Montgomery on the $40 train next Monday morning to oppose the rroposi- ton to divide Jefferson county by the ere ation of Pettus county wholly out of its territory.
 l do not think we have ever had a more serious matter to threaten the interests of this city and county and we must go be- fore the legislature in earnest and in suffi- eient numbers to combat the influence of the Bessemer people, who havt been in great numbers in Montgomery every day since the legislature convened. The hear ing by the senate committte is set for Monday night. The attitude of our Bes- semer friends in trying to divide this great county is greatly regretted by Bir- mingham citizens. but they have forced the issue and I now call on patriotic citi- zens of old Jefferson to oppose the meas ure in a way to forever end the agitation.
 FRANK NELSON, JR., President Birmingham Chamber of Com
 merce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

An example of the shape the pre- hibition situation in Jefferson county is assuming is the matter of the re- ceipt on the part of Sheriff Higdon of a number of federal liquor licenses which have been turned over to him within the past few days.
 The sh eriff states that he does not know Just what this step on the part of those who have been handling liquor means unless they have foreseen the passage of the Fuller bill, which will probably be passed finally and signed by the governor early thu week. The Fuller bill l-provides that the sheriff shall publish a list of the names of persons holding federal liquor licenses once month and Col onel Hlgdon states that he supposes the men who have turned in tl.eir licenses