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The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Miss Helen Merritt, sl ent Thanksgiving with friends in Flagstaff. Miss Merritt is be coming very popluar as a teacher in our publicschools.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Little Rose Hess, who was quite sick last week has almost recovered.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Sanford Jaques left Wednes- day for the ranch nenr Showlow.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Miss Maud Scott eft Wednes lay for her home at Pinedale.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

5. E. Wes st of Lakeside, who has been 'nere f Or a week locking after hls shee p returned home Saturda' v.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Chet Houck was here the first )f the week from his ranch near Heber.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

John Dewitt will build a home in our town. He is having the brick burned for the building now.
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

There will be meeting of all persons interested in a. Chr ist- mas tree, and Christmas exer cif l. ss for the children, of Holbr 0, ,t at the residence of Mrs. c. H ,ss Jr., on Saturday evening ] [ Iov 27th at 7:9O PM. All pc ,ssn: son. willing to help. financialr ~ o, otherwise should be prese nt
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Any fencing to do this winte i Ask A. 6 B. Schuster for prfo as on any style of fence you wanj
The Holbrook news., 1909-11-26

Ed William, of Adamana. wal here the first of the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
JUROR GOES INSANE
THIS MAY GIVE CHESTER JORDAN
 A NEW TRIAL.
Juror willis A. White Becomes Violent and His Family Have Him Com-
 mftted To An Insane x Asylum

Maynard, Mass, May S-Feeling that the mental condition of Willis A, White, one of the jury which on Tues day last found Chester S. Jordan guilty of the murder of his wife. was not normal. relatives made an effort before Judge Reyes, at Concord, today, to have White sent to some State in- stitution for treatment.
 Whether this action on the part of Whites relatives to continue the re- straint under which he has been sub jected since the trial will have any ef- feet upon the verdict which White rem dered with eleven other men, Is @ qnestion which none of the court off, cials today in Cambria were willing to discuss.
 Whites physician announced today that Whites mental faculties. in his opinion were not normal for some time before he was drawn on the jury.
 Counsel for Jordan. General Charles W. Bartlett, when informed of the con. dffion of MT. White today, stated that he would at once move for a new trial for his client.
 White was brought here in an auto fuotafe from Maynard, and during A brief stop in front of the district court building, he became violent and im- piored the spectators who gathered about the machine to either save him or shoot him. In the court room, 1t was found necessary to administer an hypodermic injection to quiet him.
 Tn the court Mrs. White and Dr. Rich filed the necs ssary application For having him committed. and with q few other preliminariss and brisf testimony by pr. Titcomb and pr. Rich. the pa pers were made out and White was taken at noon to worcester in the au- tomobiIe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
NIGHT RIDER TRIAL
 NEARING THE END

waverly. Tenn, May S.-The defense in the trial here of men charged with night rider outraRes rested this as- ternoon and the State presented a por- tion of its evidence in rebuttal. Court then adjourned until Monday, when the State is expected to close and it is be- iieved the jury will be charged Tues day.
 Jim Devinny. one of the defendants. was allowed to go home this afternoon after court adjourned to visit his wife, who is critically III, He Is accompa- nied by sergeant of the State Guard. who is instructed to have him in court Monday morning.
 The testimony offered by the defense today was mainly In the line of alibi and attacks on certain State witnesses. Sheriff O'Barr was among the witness es in rebuttal.
 He contradtcted the testimony Of de- fendant Sam Dickerson. and reiterated the assertion that Dickerson made a confession in the presence of the Sher- iff and Attorney General Bowman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09

auguration the friends of Acting Judge Hundley were after him. Even before he was sworn in as President. dele- gation who were bitterly opposed to the disappointment of Hunjley had an audience with Mir Taft at the home of the friends with whom he was stop- ping to request that he hold up the matter until a number of the best known lawyers of the judicial dis trict could be heard.
 Partisans of Hundley kept right after him too not to listen to these ap- peals ,and 1t was represented that in the interest of the public business Humdley ought to have another ap- pointment, particularly as, a special term of the court was to be held at Birmingham on March 8, and that in- portant cases were to be taken up. Acting Judge Huniley was at the time here in@his own interest and had been for several weeks.
 Saturday evening. March 9th, Presi- dent Taft gave Hundley a temporary appointment. At the same time he named Milton H. Purdy to be fudge in one of the Minnesota districts. His npmination had also been held up by the Senate along with that of Hundfey and several ofhera, But there were really no serlous- charges arsiy.s If Purdy. His opponents admitted fhai he is qualified and his record is clean but Senator's Nelson and Clapp obl 5ectnd bsHauHe President Rooseyelf nonainatad him for judge without even intimafing to them that he was going 10 appoint him. They claimed the right under the cc@stitntion to have some say in the selection.
 Hundiey's original appointment wa s q recess one. Strictly speaking. Pres ident Roosevelt should have named Al judge for that district while Congress was in session, for the new district
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
wELLING IS PARoLED.

Indianapolis, Ind. May s.--As a re- suit of his wife's confession of forgery, William welling of Henry County, was yesterday paroled from the state re- formatory by Governor Thomas R. Marshall. wellins and his wife were charged with having raised the figures on d check payable to the former. WellinR was sent to prison for a term from two to fourteen years and hia wife's sentence was suspended. The husband, not knowing his wife's guilt. protested that no crime had been com mitted. At the last session of the Board of Pardons, Mrs. Wiling made a complete confession. Her story was lnvestlsated before welling wGs re- leased.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
snAMEN IN RIoT.
One afaa ia IxlIIsa ia wi.esaala From

une Man " hkiha& hn WfScUhAfn TFou-
 b1es
 Duluth. Minn.. May g-~One man Is dead and six others Injured, the result of riot at Superior, Wis. tonight be- tween union and nonunion men when the coal, laden steamer Berlin tied up at the Northwestern Fuel Company's dock. The dead mans name is Roulxe, member of the Lake Seamans Union.
 Soon after the arrival of the Berlin. which is non-union boat, a large crowd of union men gathered at the dock and began throwing chunks of coal and other missiles at the captain and crew. Several of the latter were injured and when the light was at its height some one, 1t is said, aboard the boat fired a shot and Roufke dropped dead. This ended the fighting.
 Up to midnight nobody had been arr rested.
 detective employed by the Lake Carriers Association as a guard at the docks was arrested at midnight In con- nection with the riot In which Rourke was killed. Another detective who ad- mitted firing his gun into the air is be- ing vigorously sought for The Superior police believe that a bullet from detectlve's revolver kill ed Rourke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
EVIDENCE ALL IN
NAVAL STORES TRUST TRIAL NEAR
 ING AN END.
A Motion to Have the Court Direct . verdsct for All the Defendants Was AGain Overrulcd by
 Judge shcppurd.

Savannah. Ca, May 20.---Evidencs ended in the trial of the American Naval Stores Company. the National Transportation and Terminal Company of New Jersey and officers of the for mer in the United States Court here today. Argument will begin Monday morning.
 The defense closed soon after the session Of court opened this morning. after Judge Samuel B. Adams had read contract about which much has been said in the case. Because J. F. Cooper Myers. one of the defendants. had not been called to the stand cdussd rip- pie of surprise. counsel stated that the defense dId not consider that any of the defendants had been connected with conspiracy to do the things charged and especially was there n lack of evidence against Mfr. Meyers. !. This was the reason he was not put up.
 Without e minutes delay the Govern ment begun the calling of witnesses in rebuttal. Ten witnesses were called to the stand. examined and excused in an hour. The Government rested and there was nothing more from the defense.
 A short recess ensued and Judge Adams renewed his motion for the court to direct a verdict in favor of all the defendants and there was argu- knBut On tut tfVhtVis Jbu8G CNVRRGt0 V overruled the motion as In the prevt- ous instance.
 Walter r. @Coachman of Jacksonville, President of the Consolidated Naval Stores Company, was recalled by the prosecution to rebut the testimony Of S. P. shotter and George M. Board- man. In regard to the contract of the Shotter Company and Patterson Down. ing Company with the concluded. Mir. Coachman said there were two objec- tions to 1t at the time it was signed, but he was then the only vice. president of the company. He said he knew nothing about any manipulation of the Savannah market in 1908
 Mir. Toomer read portions of the Boardman letter which purported to record Mfr. Coachman's conversation in New York with Mfr. Boardman. The witness was quoted in the letter as saying that if the Toomer turpentine at Ferrandina was sold at price which left no equity for the Naval Stores Export Company. that company would be wiped out and would not have to be reckoned with any more.
 That is absolutely untrue" said Mir. Coachman. T did not make that state ment.s
 He said that Mir. Boradman himself made those remarks in the course of their conversation. The witness said he wanted to qualify his statement about the alleged stolen letter and the use of it fin Congress by Senator Talia- ferro. He said he saw in the Congress sional Records that such a letter had been made use~of in some of the Con- gressional committees. Personally he did not attend the meetings and did not know whether Senator Taliaferro had submitted the letter dr not.
 The other witnesses who were called in rebuttal were Charles Smith. inspee- tor. who ia the maker of the standard types; David Hiil of Brooklyn. a la- horer; E. c. Patterson Of Jacksonville: waiter OKeefe of Brooklyn. George F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
STREAMS MAY
 LOSE MONEY Fur 1 for Rivers and Harbors ,oES BACK TO TREASURY longressmen Concerned Over Un-
 expended balances. Uniess Action h Taken It VIII Not Re Available According to Pro- :.
 vision of sunday Civil

Washington, May s-Unless Congress takes specific action at the special ses- sion now in progress, nearly $1,000,0OO appropriated for river and harbor im- prove ments in various sections ot the limited Stateskwili be turned back Into lthe national treasury. much to the chagrin of many congressman and senators.
 The situation arises over the cover ing back section of the suniry evil appropriation bill, approved on March of this year.
 This section provides that all unex- pended balances of appropriations which remained on the treasury books June 1. 1904. except Permanently specified appropriations. judgments and findings of courts and trust funds and Appropriations for fulfilling treaty obligations with the Indians. be car ried to the surplus fund and covered Into the treasury, provided that the treaties.
 10 meet the situation. Senator Bur ton has introduced a resolution pro- ytding that the section of the sundry civil bill in question shall not be con- strued as applying to the unexpended balances In river and harbor appropria- tion which may be essential. in the judgment of the Secretary of War, for the further maintenance and prosecu- tion of the work for which 1t was ap- propriated
 Probably the most important work which will be abandoned If Congress takes no action, Is the construction of locks and dams number four and six on the Ouachita River in Arkansas and Louisiana. For this purpose si77,- 009 remains unexpeHded The ap- propriation was made in 1903. Before the work was completed the contractor failed. The contract for its comple- ton has not been re-Iet.
 About 160 other improvements are affected, the sum involved in some ir- stances being only a few loliars.
 Among other appropriations that will revert Is Pass CavalIo. Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
H. c. DAVIS HoNoRED
 BY THE ODD FELLOWS

Elkins, W. Va. May s.-Henry Gas saway Davis. former United States Senator, and former Democratic Vicc Presidential candidate. WIS r-es ''' '- the opera house with Ah honorary veterans jewel by Grand MrT' Dans Marsteller, on behalf of Ram dolph Lodge No. liS, c. r., iu the presence of a large udfslsce.
 Honorary veterans jewels are pre- scented to those who have been for fifty years members of the order, Senator Davis has heen member fer nearly sixty-fVe yearss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
DAVIS INTERPRETATIONS
 RUN INTO THOUSANDS

Washington. May s--A sensation was created here today In the case of John 10. Davis member of the local bar, who was arrested last night on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenaas, when it was stated at the District Attorneys office. that his al- legged nlisappropriation Of funds of his clients probably would amount to more than 350.000.
 Martin T. Davis. secretary of local building and loan association. brother of John Davis, also was arrested. The largest sum secured from any one per son. according to political fnforma- tion, is said to be $18,000, Miss Net John c. Davis of defraudlng her of $i.500. A majority of Davis clients are said to have been women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
TERRIBLE STORM
 ON YUCATAN COAST

City of Mexico, May S--Meagre re- ports reaching here tonight. say a great hurricane Is sweeping over the Yucatan coast. , Many vessels. 1t is stated. are lost and 1t Is probably that lossI6f life has occurred.
 In little towns of the coast. a number of houses came down by force of the wind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
SALOON KEEPERs FIGHT.

IndianapoIi Bar Men Are AERrieved-
 Employ Detectives
 Indianapolis, May y.-Forty saloon keepers who sell beer manufactured by a brewing company of Chicago and who assert the police have discriminated against them in favor of saloon keep CTS that handle the local breweries' products, have employed detectives from a Chicago agency to come to this city tomorrow and gather information upon which to base prosecutions for selling liquor on Sunday.
 The independent saloon keepers say the hotels and the larger bars in the business sections especially are to be watched
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
BfG sunll Found.

Constantinople. May S.-Up to the to the Treasury boxes of the imperial naIace at Yildiz, occupied before his departure by Abdul Hamid. Two and a half million dollars of this is in cash, while S5,OO0. 900 is in marketable se- curtties equivalent to cash. Further no~e papers were found indicating that Abdul Hamid has on deposit in Ger states upwards of S15.o00,O00.
 Tt is understood that the Cabinet considers that all these foreign depos- ita as we'll as the treasure at YildiS are inc property of the State. Two courses are open to the Government respecting these foreign deposits; one ia 10 obtain them through legal pro- tion from Abdul Hamid himself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
FIFTY HOUSES BURN
TERRIBLE FIRE SWEEPS 4 CITY
 OF MEXICO.
Flames Were Started ln MasatIan B!
 The Premature Explosion of Bomb During q Religious Feast.

City of Mexico. May s-The prema- ture explosion of small bomb over a wooden structure in Mazatlan, when religious feast was being celebrated by the Mexican people last night start ed fire there that consumed fifty houses. The fire ragged for seven hours.
 The governor of the state of Guer- rero in which Mazatlan is situated is providing relief for the people made homeless. s
 One woman, crazed by grief, threw herself fin the flames that were con suming her home. She is expected to die
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
HERO LOSES LIFE
 SAVING A BOY

Jackson, Miss. May S.-A. C. Ander- son a divinity student. at, Mlllsap's College, aged 22 years and Willie Boyd, aged 12 years, from the Methodist Or phanage were drowned in the Country Club lake five miles east of Jackson today.
 Two small boys had upset their boat in twenty feet of water. Anderson had saved one, and swam back for the other, but became exhausted and lost his life with the boy clinging about his neck. The bodies have not been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
REPORT OF KESSAB
 TROUBLE EXAGGERATED

Eatakfa, Asiatic Turkey, Friday. May '. via Constantinople, May S.--It now appears that the destruction of Kessab was not so general as has been describ- ed.
 A considerable portion of the place was not destroyed by fire and the Kes- sab refugees who came here are now returning. Only few women were carried of by the Mohammedans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
WOULD MAKE ROOSEVELT
 MAYOR OF NEW YORK

New York. May S.-The nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for Mayor of New York City is proposed by General stewart L. Woodford. the diplopatist and former minister to Spain, in statement issued here today.
 It Is admitted that the boom thus launched has neither the knowledge nor the consent of Mir. Roosevelt, but it Is declared that ''an insistent and unanimous eesnand of the present peo- pie of the city would compel him to accept"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
nInsancre Nipped ln bud.

Cesare, AsIatic Turkey, Tuesday, May 4 via ConstantInople, May s.-While the massacre of Armenians fin Adana province was going on. efforts were made by agitators to arouse the Mos lems of Cesare against the Christian population.
 Horsemen galloped through the streets and public squares. shouting that Armenians from Zeitun were marching on the city with the purpose of siaughtering the Mohammedans and urging the people to prepare for de- fense by killing all local Christians. The civil and military authorities of Cesare promptly arrested the agitators and denied their assertions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
Rain 11eIps Crons,

Kansas City. May s.--A soaking rain fell today over the southeastern part of Kansas. That secton had been suffer ing from dry weather and the rain will be of great beneht to growing wheat and early planted corn. At To- peka an inch of water fell. The local weather bureau also reports light rains in other portions of Kansas. as well as in western Missouri and portions of oklahoma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
TAFT AND THURMAN.
Carolina Senator and President At
 Banquet.


 Banquet.
 Washington, May s.-President Taft tonight was entertained at a banquet rendered him by the citizens of Wash ington, under the auspices of the board of trade and the chamber of commerce More than three hundred represents tive businessmen of the National capi- tai were present and an array of pro- minent men in public life were present as guests.
 When the president was introduced, Senator Tillman strode into the hall toward the president. The latter greet ed him and grasped his hand cordially, remarking: Fs
 Hello Senator. what are you try ing to pass yourself off for tonight?" Tnlman laughlngly rejoined. Oh. I just drifted in here to see how you would behave yourself among the com mon people.
 This merry interchange provoked much amusement among. the guests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
,lklnhomn alrnln aavea.

Guthrie. Okla. May S.--A1ter q pe- Fiod of drouth during which hot winds swept over corn. wheat and oathelds, swept over ail of Central Oklahoma to- night and continued many hours. As a result. OiSlah cna grains will be saw cd. according to the report of the state Agricultural Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
stenmer Georrla Lee sFakl

Paducah, Ky. May S.--Whilr tns steamer Georgia Lee was being puff ed on the marine ways for repairs to- day, the cradle chains broke and -s.io slid back into the river and sank. She is lying in thirty feet of water and is believed to be broken in the mid- ale. The boat is owned by the Lea line of Memphis aud Is valued at ss.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
REWARD TOR BRAVERY.
To UnveiI BronKe Tablet tn Homer ef
 Margaret CerAan.

New York. May s.--The bravery Of Margaret Corbin. the first women to take a soldiers part fin the War for American independence and the glory, of Fort Tryon, one of the outworks og Fort Washington. will be commenao- rated by a large hronza tablet which Is to be unveiled on the site of the old fort during the Hudson-Fulton ceie- bration thls fall.
 Margaret Corbin was the wife Of Pennsylvania private and during the attack of the Hesslans on the outworks of Fort Washington, she reloaded one of the canons in Fort Tryon many times. The battle was nearly over when she and her husband were killed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
WANT NEW TRIAL 7,
ssBueket shop" Brokers Conyicted oS
 FFaud File Motion.

Cincinnati, May 8 S.--Attorney Miller ontcaI,lt. for Louis W. Foster and the five other men convicted with him Friday in the United states district court of using the mails to defraud, In he conduct of a bucket shop, filed with Judge thompson today motion for new trial.
 This motion is to be argued May 2o' rt tbe fudge over rules the motion ha will impose sentence immediately The defense win file ? motion for c- rest of Judgment and sentence until the case can be presented to the Unit ed states Circuit Ccsi1 u ,.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
CROWDS INSPECT VESSEL.
BattIeship Mississlppi Proves Drawing
 Card af Nexx Orleamn.

New orleans. May S.-The United States battleship Mississippi which arr rived at New orleans Thursday and tied up at the Jackson Avenue wharf, has been boarded by thousands of spec tators. The crowds which inspected the man-of-war today were even larger than those of yesterday, including nu- merous parties from Louisiana towns.
 The officers of the vessel were yester- day and last night guests of of honor at several social functions. This af- ternoon number of the officers and men are being entertained at the track and field meet of the southern division of the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
RuRAL RoUTE sTAFIsTICs.
Nearly sixty Thousand Petitions r
 Gawueaa NaNn4waA

Nearly sixty Thousand Petitions Eof
 Service Received.
 washington, May s.--Up 10 April 90. 1908, there were received by the post office department 5s.S22 petitions for rural service. upon iS.755 of which ad- verse reports were made.
 On May I, 1909, thern were in opera ton 4o.s25 routes. served by 4e.Se2 car riers Of the I.500 petitions pending lis have been assigned for estabiiRh- tnenf June one for June is and 1ie for July l. 1903, leaving 1.ast unaerec upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
DIES OF HYDRoPHoBIA.
Baby Suffers Fearful ConvulsiOns Be.
 fore Relieved by Death.

fore Relieved by Death.
 Columbus, O., May S.-Patrick High land, aged 4 years. of Central College. near here, died today of hydrophobla after fearful convulsionS
 The boy was bitten on April In the eyelid and on the forehead and was taken to the Pasteur Institute at Chi cago, but the doctors gave little hope because of the location of the wounds and their severity. The boy was brought home yesterday and was taken with eonvuisions on the train. They continued until hIa death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-09
serlSra caatro Arrivea.

Gantandet Spain. May S.-Senora Castro, wife of the deposed President ot venezuela, arrived here today on the steamer Guadeloupe from the West Indies She was met by her husband who came down from Paris.