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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
RoosEVELTs AT KIsUMU.
VIII visit Dry Dock of Highest Alta.
tude In WoFld.

VIII NkaAt Ury D4C& VI Nt&MChs AAha~
fude In World.
- Kisumu, British East Africa, Nov. II.
~1xiAnssu Or Port FLORENCE, where
Colonial Roosevelt and hts party are to
spend st ieast day IN December, Is
situated on the shores Of Lake Vic
toria. Nyanxa, at the end Of Kavirondo
Gulf. 1t Is the terminus of the rail-
way and rises $500 feet above sea
level. Kisumu possesses a dry dock
at the highest altitude Of any In the
world.
AS the train nears Its destination.
the wonderful beauties OF the inland
sea are disclosed. The water stretches
for forty miles to the mouth OF the
Kavirondo Gulf and on all sides are
huge mountains.
An extraordinary mixture of races
will be there to welcome the Roosevelt
party-Europeans In smart ducks, In
dams, Goanese. Eurasians, half-breef
Europeans and Indians, Swahalis,
Arabs and others.
The arrival of the tri-weekly train
is always an event and the passen-
gers it will carry on this particular
occasion makes II douhly SO. Kisumu
is scourged by the sloping sickness and
Intermittent outbreaks OF the bubonic
plague. Luckily. Europeans seem seem
to be immune.
The Kisii country is only fourteen by
ten miles in extent and forms part Of
the vast Kisumu province. The coun-
try Is densely populated by savage
tribe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
CHRISTMAS TOY STOVE
BRINGS TRAGEDY TO HOME

East St Louis. ILL.,. Dee. IA toy
stove. which Edward Coming had Civ
en- her today. instead OF waiting until
Christmas. resulted in the death OF
his six-year-old daughter in the fami-
ly home this evening. The girls
mother is not expected to live and her
father was slightly burned.
The child started to build a fire In
the stove as she had often seen her
mother do, by pouring on kerosene oil.
AS soon as a match was touched TO
the oil, the child's clothes were envel-
oped In flames.
Her mother and father we're burned
trying 10 extinguish the blaze
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
STRIKES CURVE TOO FAST
TRAIN LEAVES RAILS AND TWO
ARE KILLED.
Ten Persons Seriously InJared and
Thirteen Others Are Hurt
Cars Roll D0yvn Embank-
ment Into Calvert.

Tucson. Ariz.. Dec. is.-Engineef
Tom walker. and Fireman p. w.
Bauer, both OF Tucson. were killed. ten
persons, mostly trainmen. seriously
Injured. and thirteen others were cut
and bruised today when an eastbound
Rock Island train operated over the
Southern Pacific tracks, was wrecked
west of Benson. Aris.
The injured passengers were
brought to st. Mary's hospital at Tue
son. Among the injured are. Mrs. L.
A. Bellows. Boston. Mass; Col. VIII
liam Fife, Cananea, Mexico. ana Miss
Nellie Corbett.
Southern Pacific officials say that
the train struck curve at too high q
speed.
The train was running thirty miles
an hour. The engine. baggage car,
mail car and two tourist sIeepers
toppled from the rails, the engine and
the mail car rolling forty feet down
into a culvert.
The injured were nearly all In the
tourist sleepers and In the mail car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
VIZ TO llDICT
THREE SISTERS
This IS Program IN Snead
Case.
OFFICIALS MAP OUT PLANS
Woman Wants Gel Bars PIastered
With Papers.
Miss wsrdIaw Maintains Fanily's De-
sire for seclnsien--sfrs. Martha
aad Mrs. sneaa 10 BE Ar
raigned To-day In
Police Court.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE three &C.
centric sisters-Miss Virginia Ward
law. Mrs. Mary Snead. and Mrs. Caro-
line w. Martin, all charged with the
murder Of Mrs. oeey Snead. whose
emaciatsd body was found in a bath
tub at East orange, NJ. j.. will be In
dicted by the Essex County, New Jer-
sey. grand jury on Tuesday next. &C.
cording to the program mapped out
by the county authorities.
II Is believed that the two sisters
held in New York. Mrs. Martin and
Mrs Snead. will consent to go to New
Jersey for trial without q legal bat.
tie.
Miss wardiaw maintained the fam-
ily's almost morbid desire for seclu-
sion today when she requested that
the bars of her cell be plastered with
newspapers In order that the other
prisoners. might not look at her. But
because Of precedent that the grant
ing of such request would create,
her plea was rnheeded.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Snead. in sep
arate cells. spent quiet day at the
Tombs. They are to be arraigned in
a police court tomorrow for q contin-
uation of the preliminary hearing
which was begun on Saturday.
Prosecutor Mott, OF Essex County
New Jersey. says he has positive evil
dence that both Mrs. snead and Mrs
Martin were instrumental in engaging
the house In which Mrs. ocey snead
died. Charles Kirk. an 11-year-oid
messenger boy, viii testify that mo
carried Mrs. Martins suit case In East
Orange on November ~. while the
prosecutor says he has additional evil
denee that Mrs. Martin was in the
house after Mrs. ocey Snead met death
and before Miss Wardlaw SO tardily
notified the noiice. 80
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
FLEET TO WEIGH ANCHOR.
WIN Go to New York for Holiday
Featiyaffee.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 19.-Rear Admiral
Schroeder's Atlantic battleship fleet
lies in Hampton Roads tonight ready
to sail tomorrow for New York where
the ships will remain throughout
Christmas, afterwards returning for
rendezvous in these waters early in
january. preparatory to their depart
ure for mid-winter eyolutions in the
South.
The 'battleship Georgia, which on
Saturday was struck and damaged by
the propeller blades of the~coIlier Ves-
tai, will be the only vessel of the feet
not to leave for the north tomorrow.
She will come to the Norfolk navy
yard tomorrow where she will go In
dry dock for examination and repairs.
1t Is believed that the Georgia will be
able to rejoin the fleet when the ships
get back to Hampton Roads after the
first of the year.
A court Of inquiry will inquire into
the Georgias accident with a view to
placing the responsibility.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
MAN HUNT ENDS in DEATH
YOUNG NEGRO DESPERATE FINAL
LIZ SURROUNDED.
whether He Killed Himseif or Was
shot ny Pursuer fs Dfsputed--
Two Victims are
Recoverang.

Abbeville. Dec. 1e.--(speciai.) ---The
most thrilling man-hunt which ever
occurred In Henry County. terminated
yesterday afternoon. when Boy o'Haro.
the young negro desperate. either
killed himself or was killed by MEM
Der Of the posse which surrounded
him.
Ever since Tuesday morning. when
the negro shot oficers Burrcl Holly and
Thomas Holley. the chase continued.
While being pursued by the officers
Friday. he went to the home of his
wife. shot her down and seriously
wounded a negro man. His wife ~
perhaps fatally wounded.
A posse Of seventy-five determined
men, led by Sheriff Butler OF Houston
County. Saturday morning struck his
trail near the. Dempsey Grimm place,
six miles northwest Of Abbeviiie.
The bloodhounds pursued him so
closely that he shot the leader down
and Sheriff Butler was forced TO come
to Abbeviile to telegraph for more
dogs The posses continued the hunt.
About seven miles west Of Abbeyille
and one mile south OF the Abbevilie
and Clopton road, at the entrance to
the Choctawhatcnie swamp, Gordon
OF perhaps a hundred men surrounded
him. Wounded. barefooted and tired,
he saw that escape was Impossible
Rather than fall into the hands OF
his pursuers he placed the barrel OF
his shot gun to his breast and pushed
the trigger with his toe. Tyson Nc
Leod and w. IL. Price were the first to
reach him and found him dead.
His body was tied to buggy and
dragged to Abbeviile and placed n
the cours mouse. where II lay TOR sew.
eral houfa The body was turned over
te fhe negroes who took II In charge
The two Hoifey brothers. who were
shot by the negro Tuesday, are resting
well and Will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
TWO SISTERS FOUND DEAD
ANOTHER MYSTERY UNEARTHED
IN NEW JERSEY.
BOdy of Aged woman Lay on Floor
while That OF sister DaugIed
from Piece Of Clothes

Newark. N. j., Dec. Dee. 1.-Two
aged maiden sisters, Frances and
Isabel Richie, were found dead to-
day in their home here.
Frances. the elder. was lying on the
floor. while the body OF the sister
dangled from a piece OF clothes line
made fast above door. The first in
dications were that Frances had died
from natural causes and that Isabel
had hanged himself in paroxyism of
grief.
This theory was ldispelled when a
small box was found in the dining
room on the cover OF which had been
written the words: Frances hung
herself at Ia Sat. Me too"
This led to the belief that the two
old women had carried out suicide
pact. Frances hanging herself first and
the body being cut down by the sister.
But further investigation brought to
light more gruesome details.
Underneath herNclothing, and stick
ing in the breast OF Frances was a
hat pin, buried In the flesh up TO it's
black head. The pin had been driven
close to the heart to a depth of about
four inches. Similar wounds but of
not so serious a nature were found on
the other body, which leads to the
belief that the sisters may have quar-
relied and fought
whether Frances deliberately hang
ed her sister. then killed herself with
the hat pin or whether the sister
found hanging stabbed the other, and
then ended her life. will perhaps new
ar he known. The hands of the body
on the floor were careful crossed and
the head rested on sofa cushion.
There Is a probability that both
were murdered but the house shows no
trace of having been entered b.
strangers. The women had lived alone
since the death of their mother more
than ffteen years ago. with a large
aog as their sole companion. Recent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
POSSE ON TRAIL
OF BLACK TRIO.
Young White Man Brutally
Slain.
MOB VIOLENCE NAY RESULT
Citizens Sceur Woods II Wilcox
County.
whe. Boy Returns from Errand to
warn Father 81 Three Sexrees'
Plot, He II HimseIf way
laid and Killed
BY Blacks.
)B VIOLENCE NAY RESULT

Selma, Dec. ls.--(special. IA deter
mined posse Of white men began
searching the swamps and woods
around Lamison. forty miles south Of
selma last night for three negro broth
ers. shelly. Clinton and Will Mont
gomery. who. Saturday evening about
SIX o'clock are said to have shot to
death Algernon Lewis, young white
man of Magnolia.
Bloodhounds have been requested
from Birmingham and it Ii thought II
the three negroes are caught, they Will
receive summary punishment from the
citizens of that section.
The trouble which led up to the kill
ing occurred Saturday morning as Al
gernon Lewis ana his father, J. b.
Lewis, were driving a herd OF cattle
from Magnolia to Glastonbury. On
the road they met one-arm negro
boy, Shelly Montgomery
The boy would not get out Of the
road. ana scattered the cattle. He
was taken to task by the white men
and as they continued on their way,
the negro cursed J. B. Lewis In his
strongest language and then ran
away
Young Lewis stopped at Lamison
and his father drove the cattle to Gas
tonburg. When he returned to Mag
nolia Saturday afternoon young Lewis
herd that the negroes intended to
waylay his father as he returned homo
that night. 80 ne rode back to Lamb
son and telephoned his father. telling
him to spend the night at Glastonbury.
he then started back for his home at
Masnciin ana has aifnost r4sclssa that
piacsswhen the three brothers stepped
from behind tree along the road and
stopped him.
One OF the negroes who is suppos-
ed to have been Clinton Montgomery
then raised gun and shot the young
man to death according to reports. The
three negroes then cut the telephone
wire to interrupt communication ana
to delay as long as possible the news
OF the murder.
They made their escape into the
woods. Soon after the murder be-
came known. posse was formed and
since then the search for the three
negroes has been continued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

made clear, nor do the agents of the
Estrada party here know positively.
They declare. however. that Estrada
undoubtedly has been extending and
perfecting his system OF trenches un-
til now he feels that General Vas
quez's army Is in a position where he
can venture an attack with all hopes OF
success.
1t was reported in naval circles that
the marines now on board the Bunalo
who were expected to arrive at Corinto
this afternoon. were TO be disembarked
Immediately and sent to Managua to
protect the American legation there.
Ofiscials of the Navy Department de-
MED they knew Of any such orders
and the State Department maintained
silence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
LITTLE ALMA KELLNER
STILL AMONG MISSING

Louisville, KY. Dec. 1s.-All hope
that the little girl found by the WASH
ington. Ind, police early today might
be Alma Kellner. missing daughter Of
Fred #. Kellner. of this city. was
given up late this afternoon when the
father OF the missing girl failed to
Identify the girl at washington.
Early this morning the Kellners re-
ceived word from Washington that a
girl answering the description of the
missing child had been found there
with a man and woman who gave
their names as Pitt. They were re-
leased after Kellner had seen the
child
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Ends Lie After Chase .

Chicago, Dec ls'-Lamar harris.
brother of Leslie. -obbed the Erskine
bank at Highland Park. Ill, on Oct
Is, and committed suicide in a shed In
which he had been driven after at
tempting to escape in an automobile.
Harris had been living in fashionable
hotel here and entertaining actresses
at lavish dinner parties Formerly he
had practiced law in Los Angeles. His
robbery of the Highland Park bank, to
which he shipped in borrowed auto
mobile. followed a party given the
night before to a weu-Bnown actress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
BIG FOUR TELEGRAPHERS
MAY LEAVE THEIR KEYS

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. 1s.-J. ]. Der
moJy. fourth vice president of the Ore
der of Railroad Photographers an.
nounced that 80 per cent of the Big
Four Railroad telegraphers who are
members of the union, have voted In
favor of strike.
Mr.. Dermody said that while the
vote was practically unanimous the
result did not necessarily mean that
there would be a strike. The question
is now up to the committee of seven
and the national body of the union.
About 1000 men are involved in the
demands upon the Big Four which In
elude a wage increase and other con-
cessions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Hammondsport, N. T., Dec. Ig.--An
injunction has been obtained by the
Herring -Curtiss Company, manufac-
turers of aeroplanes. preventing Au.
gustus Herring of New York, Vice.
President, from disposing Of stock is
sued to him. II Is claimed that hs
should have turned over the company
patents and other property upon re.
ceiving the stock and he has not done
So Glenn H. Curtiss is general man.
ager of the company. which is capt
talized at $360,O0O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Poughkepsie. N. Y. Dec. 19.-Charles
Walker. OF Kingston, Jamaica, has es-
tablished new religious sect among
the colored people here and this af-
ternoon bapthized two converts In the
ICY waters of the Hudson. The con-
verts were attired In loose robes and
stood on the wharf shivering for half
an hour after the baptism. A short
time ago ELDER" Walker baptized in
the Hudson Mrs. Pleasant Greene. who
became violently insane.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
BROTHER OF SUICIDE
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY

Los Angeles. CAL. Dec. 19.-Lesiie
Harris, 20 years old. an attorney and
brother OF Lamar Harris whose sensa-
tional attempt to rob bank in High
land Park, ILL.,. with his subsequent sui
eide, caused sensation two months
ago was arrested today and charged
with robbing the safe in o store where
The formerly was employed.
According to the police 500 was
taken, and $500 was found where Har-
ris Is alleged to have hidden tle money.
Harris refused to make statement.
TIE was the sole support OF his mother.
who was formerly wealthy and a leader
in society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Washington, Dec. l9-The Nicara-
guam insurgents are growing tired OF
awaiting attack, according to advices
received mere tonight, and a decisive
battle between the Government troops
and the army under Gen. Juan J. Es-
trada may be expected within the next
day or two. In cablegram to DR..
CastrilIo. the representative here of the
provisional government OF Nicaragua,
General Estrada says:
The enemy has been on our front
for eight days. We are strongly en-
trenched before Rama and are await
ing the first opportunity 70 take the
offensive in accordance with certain
plans"
what the military plans are Is not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Miss swift Leaves Boston

Boston, Dec. I9-Miss Madeline
swift, daughter OF Rear Admiral swift
commandant OF. the Charleston Navy
Yard. whose wedding. announced for
yesterday. was postponed on account
OF her illness, after notable guests
had been summoned from New York
washington and elsewhere. left today
accompanied by her father and her
fancee. Harry ID. Stoer, for Pittsburg
It was given out that Miss Swift would
remain with relatives in that city un-
til she had fully recovered from q ner-
yous breakdown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Law MnIkrrn 10 sJproar.

Belgrade, Dec. 19.-The nati0nal as
sembly was the scene Of an uproar
Saturday when a nationalist deputy
presented a motion calling upon the
king to abdicate, because IL was not
likely he would ever be received by
the foreign courts. The president OF
the chamber refused to allow the mo-
ton TO be formally put ana all tho
newspapers mentioning the incident
have been confiscated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
CoLosEL CLARK DEAD.


Planned Successful Escape Of soIdiers
From Libby Prison.
Paris. H.. Dec. 19.--Colonei Clark, So
years OF age, Vice. President Of the Ed
gar County National Bank, and very
wealthy. died at mis- home near Met
calf, OF heart trouble.
Colonel Clark was one OF the five
men who planned and made successful
the escape OF = number Of prisoners
from Libby prison By tunnel. Al
the outbreak of the Civil War, he or
ganized company of volunteers near
Ridge Farm, ILL.,. Of which he was made
captain. Later he was promoted and
No the close of the Atlanta campaign
he was made a colonel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Burns TO Death in Home.

Media, Pa. Dec. 19.-Thomas valen-
tine Cooper, an aged member of the
Pennsylvania Legislature and former
ly collector of the port Of Philadel-
phia, was burned TO death at his home
alytic stroke. His bath robe became
igntted and he was dead before the
flames were discovered by members OF
his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

ly the dog died and since that time
the women had been despondent
The owner Of the house which they
occupied. having been unable 20 gain
admittance since Tuesday last. nottned
q policeman, who forced entrance TO-
day. The women were last seen ally
on Saturday.
Thu sisters had lived alone for tnS
past twenty years In the same house.
Their source of income was a. mys-
terious as their secluded life, but they
kept their house in order ana paid
their bills
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Fire Deatroxs BLOCK.

Dardanelle, Ark. Dec. 1s.-Fire COM
pletely destroyed q business block
here at o'clock this morning with q
total loss OF $4,000 partially covered
by insurance. The fire is the second
of the kind here in the past two
weeks. 1t is believed to have been
caused by a defective hue in the tele-
phone office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Put seals ON Residence.

Paris, Dec. Ex-senator DE erals.
who was minister at Brussels In 1880
has ben designated as the French rep
resentative at the funeral of King
Leopold. The Belgian foreign office
has instructed the Belgian minister at
Paris to put seals on Leoplod's priv
ate residence In the Champs Elysee
district and pay OFF the servants. Al
the instance of Princess Louise's at
torneys. seals also will be placed on
the property at Barincourt but several
rooms will be left open for the occu-
pancy of Baroness aughan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
More Chlldren Made happy

Washington, Dec. 19.-Santa Claus
this year apparently has on his books
the names of many more children than
heretofore. Uncle Sans latest figures
indicate a great increase In the value
OF playthings which have been aecu-
mulating in the United States from the
toy makers of Germany and elsewhere
and those made I'm the United States
for distribution on Christmas eve,
During the yoar at least s7,5o0,0ot
worth OF toys have been importer
Last year they amounted to $s.s2s.ss7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Bedford. Ind. Dec. 1s.-Laura Cur
ranes who had just received the prize
FOR the prettiest girl In the school
district" Alma Utterback. her chum.
and william Johnson, their school
teacher, were drowned late last night
as they were trying to reach their
homes near here from a school $50
cial" by crossing Indian creek In a
rowboat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20

Dayton, o., Dec. 1s.-Pennsylvania
Flyer No. s2s. westbound. struck fire
department hose wagon at o'clock
this evening, killing two horses. John
Thierlo. Albert Rafael. Frank Hage-
don and Lawrence Geeting, hremen,
were seriously injured. The train
barely missed hook and ladder waH-
on from the same engine house going
TO the same FIRE, on another street and
a moment later struck the hose wag-
on, demolishinE II and the train, q
few blocks further, jumped the track.
No one was injured when the train
left the track
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
TWO puELLIsrs DnAp.
Manager Of PIantation store and NJ
gro KILLED.

Clarksdale, Miss. Dec. i9.---Walter
McIEachern, manager Of the plantation
store Of the John r. Richardson estate.
near Ciarksdaie. and negro tenant.
Charles Brazzel are dead as the result
OF pistol duel which took place In the
store at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
said, following an alteration over a
trivial matter.
Further trouble Is feared. as feel
ing against the negroes in that COM
munity is running high.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
Commerc,ai Consres. in Texas.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. is.--(Spec-
ial)--After q two days session OF the
forces anxious to call into being a
Texas Commercial Congress. and a
great deal OF hard fighting on the
part OF committee OF the Texas
Commercial Secretaries Association
threatened with extinction. the object
of the former was gained. and the
Lone Star State has now an organiza-
ton that will be State wide In scope.
and non partisan in it's endeavor.