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The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-30
BLIZZARD IN SOUTHWEST.

A storm resulting in a number of fatalities and enormous prop erty damage ragged over South west yesterday and last night and from many sections 1t IS re ported to be the most severe blizzard in history.
 An unknown negro is said to have been blown from the rail- road bridge over the Mississippi river at Memphis, Charles Brown was killed by falling trees at Helena, a police officer was blown from his back porch in St. Louis and will probably die as a result, the SBaptist church at HCt Springs was moved more than a block from it's former To- cation. Charles Dewitt, an en- ploye of the Iron Mountain was 50 seriously injured at Van Bur en- that his foot had to foe:ampu- tated buildings were damaged at Caddo Gap and railroad traffic is demoralized in many states as a result Of the storm.
 The worst wind and snow storm in many respects that the Ozarkz mountain region Of southwest Missouri and north west Arkan as ever experienced spent it's force tonight after blowing steadily 24 hours from the southwest and reaching a vel ocity of 6 miles and hour.
 Frame buildings here were wrecked and in stores the plate glass windows were smashed. Much damage was done in rural districts south and west of here.
 The Weather Bureau predicts zero weather by morning, a change from June-like weather in this fruit region in one day.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-30
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that l will attend at the following times and places, for the pur- pose Of allowing the citizens of Nevada county to pay their tax es. Please bring the numbers of your land or your last years tax receipt
 Lackland, Redland township, Monday, February 8.
 Bluff City, Union, Tuesday, February 9.
 Zama, Union, Wednesday, am. February 10.
 Theo, Union, Wednesday p. m. February 10.
 Hatley's Store, Jackson, Thurs day, February II
 Blakeley's Store, Jackson, Fri day am, February 12.
 Woodlawn, Leake, Friday pm. February 12
 Glenville, Leake, Saturday, Feb ruary 13.
 Davidson, Taylor, Monday am. February 15.
 Stockton, Taylor, Monday pm. February 15.
 Delta, Taylor, Tuesday, Feb ruary 16
 Willisville, Taylor, Wednes- February IT.
 Erma, Taylor, Thursday, a. m., February IS.
 Rosston, Clancy, Thursday pm and Friday am, February IS and 19.
 Brisbane, Parker, Monday am. February 22
 Nichols , School House Ala bama, Monday pm, February 22. Falcon, Alabama, Tuesday and Wednesday a.m., February 23 and "A
 Fuller's. Store, Parker, Wednes- day pm, February 24
 Bodcaw, Parker, Thursday, February 25
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-30

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Evening star., 1909-08-29
By Ida Little Pifer

huh warshboard an singn' Egypt Lam, he knows
she amt been tole nothn bout Leander. He says
he don't lax that job much but he pulls his face
down right sad an gins to break it to huh easylak
"Leander drownded'' she says, a-turnin' up huh
nose lax that. :" Huh! l reckon if he's got drown
ded it was in a barl O whisky" An she jerks the
do Open an shores yo's bawn thah was Leander
layn thah the flo sleepin lax Dressed Ill chile
an Jake says the onlies' thing that KEEP him fun
ben' skyart inteh fit the smell of Leander's
bref.
Yas'm, he was stone daid in that river for two hull
hours fore somebody him drif'in round an
feeshed him out. They rolled him round to git the
watch out'n his insides; but he never did member
nothin bout being in that river.
Well, it this way, | reckon: He was SO no
count they didn't want him in Heaven, an co'se
ben' so cole an soggy wifi all that salt watch they
wouldn't let him in tn yother place lessn he puts
the fires out; so they jes' sent him back yere to
Nicely.
Nom Nicely wasn't much disappointed. She says
she's knowed men long 'nough not to be s'prised at
nothin Women is diff 'ent FUN | reckon
they amt no man what kin stan ben sprised.
NOV, that Misteh Simms, you knows how white
I his hair iso-wel, he says it all turned white IN
night count of copper snake prism him
a-layin' on the hay by his haid. But | don't bieve
that. | laid snake the bald clost up to Paws
haid once an his hair didn't turn white. Vas m, it
sprised him right much. Paw certny is mis- BILE;
but he kin smack real hahd. | slep' stomach
fo- two three nights; but pears lax CANT set down
ies' good yit. | reckon if it hadn't been for him
feelin' porey I'd be 'beeged to roost pole lax
the chickens does. What does yo git to 20
when yo feels lax that?
Evening star., 1909-08-29

burning as with fever flames. The vision that had
been his nsuferable torment through all the voyage
arose again vivid grim, and lnefaceable
1t was the dingy office of Marcus Hood in Boston,
where this crafty man lurked like spider amid dusty
books, dirty maps, broken samples, and treak1sh
things from the four quarters of the world and peeed
from his Uttered desk through the grirny windows
the bright brave ships in the bay. Marcus Hood was
the of the Scraps, and Vance in his agony
lived over again his temptation and his fall Hoods
gesture had been deliberate and the tones of his voice
by hard and caressng he pointed to his beau
tiful ship through the dusty panes.
Burn her. sink her. wreck her before she reaches
Caao, Vance," said he and a big share of the in
surance goes to you. She is underwrtten in Liver
pool for twice her worth, cargo and bottom. | can
afford to be liberal. You afford to do it-and SO
be master of your own vessel You see, with what
you've saved you easily buy the 1sandua.
Nance's ambition like demon planted in his
breast He longed for the splendid lsandua and his
own freedom longs for the woman OF his
heart. So in that fell hour three months ago the
hands of owner and master had met to seal the in
famous bargain and the doom OF the faithful vessel
then loading at the dock.
Last week he had sought to do the deed to which
the tempter had bound him Then his wife had come
upon him like seraph with flaming sword. To-
night she had come again and held up to his guilty
eyes the pure and radiant face of their dead babe
mother and babe might plead with the tongues OF
clarions for the life of the ship.
A HEAVY step sounded without, then knock.
"A Monroe the first mate entered the cabin with
lantern. The boodshot eyes of the skipper looked
up at him from the berth.
will you please come forward, SIR" asked the
mate. Il fear there's trouble of some sort.
The decks warm to their feet. The Captain
ordered the forward hatch removed column OF
foul smoke interviewer with dull, struggling fame
leaped into the air.
shut the hatch!' he shouted. 1t Shut all
but narrow orifee through which they thrust a
hose, directing it away from the dangerous lime.
The water shot the barrels in the hold.
Spontaneous combustion, sir" said Monroe
They could not that none of the water reached
the smoldering woodwork the oil soaked, close
packed sails which had engendered heat and then
fire as easily as smothered coalheap or pile of
molderng straw. Within the ribbed body of the
Scraps terrible convulsions were bred. The barrels
of unslaked lime burst, and their contents, Kissing
hot boiled forth like geysers and frothing volcanoes
turning the hold into Internal cadron. The cement
set in the barrels and slowly turned to stone. Then
the matches blew up and the dense white fumes en-
veloped the ship as with the snowy shrouds OF DOOM
Evening star., 1909-08-29

of the and the threshing flames She held her
hands clasped before her as if in prayer.
So like saint in a fiery furnace she drew away
from their aching eyes and horror Wr1hen hearts
The great topsais. safe from the fire, shone like
sheets of ruddy gold against the stars. The smoke
and snowy volumes of lime vaporS blowed into the
air like clouds in summer sky, crimsoned and
gilded with the red element in their hearts. And all
about the ship, she sped northward the turned
blood with the reflected glory of her DEATH and the
paled and her wake to the men in the helpless
boats wake of fire. Through tears and smoke
snarting they behed the shining solitary figure
of the Captains wife moving from the stern
Eruptions of fire and smoke encompassed her, and
fiery showers of sparks; great yardarm fell kissing
into the
pis but blot of red against the cold, eternal
skies vanishing of floating fire. which finally
dimmed to glowing coal on the horizon and then 10
a spark that lost amid the host OF sinking stars
Soon after immense clouds gathered in the heavens
and poured their torrential rains on the sea
In two days the boats made the broken coast of
Chile. And the Scraps? All! the Scraps!
FAIRLY in the worlds infant years, when the Amer
II lean continents rose heaving from the sea and
shook themselves dry in the beams of a younger
than shines to-day, resting place had been wrought
for the Scraps. A high rocky wall was thrust upon
part of the south of the Is hmus of Daren There
came earth convulsion and rent it asunder from
its in the to its crest in the sunlight Thher
after unthinkable ages the Scraps, blackened hulk
steered by Death Destiny, at last in day
to lay her poor, weary body this rocky bed. The
gap in the cliff had become canon, the outlet of
small river Jungles formed either bank, and the
narrow estuary soon filled with smothered
tangle of tropical and rank rotous vegetation
The Scraps, masked vagrant of the desert seas,
blasted derelct but with her buwarks mostly intact
and her manmast still standing proudly, crept north
wrd to the equator, erring and drifting. And. ever
peerng across the bows of her. there moved and
huttered thin, pale figure, wisp of womanhood,
with haggard face and eyes that cleaned with
shifting light like that of the Then caught in the
tunult of violent squal. the ship was cast shore
ward and flung into the entrance of the estuary,
high and dry in the rivers bed Here the Scraps
posed washed by the river and the low tides from the
sea that foamed up the narrow blight. Her single
mast charred but still solid stood upright under the
festooning arches of the trees that ourished high
the banks The soft luxurance of the teemng forest
surrounded her. Once heavy earthquake shook up
the heated and unstable land and oosened mass OF
earth and rubble from the cliffs above 1t thundered
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Evening star., 1909-08-29

Like gigantic serpents the fires, freed once more
burst forth from the hatchways and darted their
fiery tongues toward the stars. To and fro fitted the
forms of the crew. in and out of the depths of the
mountainous billows of binding steam, half hidden
blackly stamped against the crimson background
of the flames soaring into the night. Already the
decks were intoerable with heat; the pitch bubbed
from the The Scraps hollow shell of
seething lime and raging fire; she held her de-
struction within her, red and unconquerable.
''Heave to- shouted Captain Vance out of the i'm
penetrable limbo of white steam. Man the boats!"
LIE picked his way toward the cabin There in the
IL doorway face to face, he met his wife She
ashen pale even in the glow of the flames; an iron
and invincible conviction of the unforgvable crime
was stamped on every lineament The Captain
seized her hand and dragged her forward She fol-
lowed passivey, deaf to the things he spoke blind to
the terror about her.
Put Mrs Vance in one of the boats! he
manded the second mate.
He staggered to the cabin again through the flame
and the smoke. When he returned with the log and
roll of papers in his hand the last boat was ready to
leave the side of the burning ship. He leaped into
it. and the doomed Scraps stood masterless upon the
sea- floating shuttle of fire.
Sheer off,! cried the Captain, and the boat shot
beyond the circle of glarlng light cast from the
Scraps. Like wounded animal the vessel began to
turn, warping from the wind and setting her head
again toward the north The sails ills tapped and filled
In the second mates boat, sir, think replied
"Mary!" cried Vance in the direction of the other
boats. Are you there?'
There was no answer The Scraps with swelling
canvas moving swiftly away.
"Mary!" cried the skipper again.
She isn't here, sir, the water
At that instant, as if in answer to her name, the
white figure of Mary Vance appeared on the stern of
the burning bark Up from the boats rose impotent
curses and groans.
Pull! PULL" rang out the frenzied voice of the
Captain and the sailors bent like their
But the Scraps, steadily gathering headway, drew
her burning robes about her, and slowly the gap of
fire dazzed water widened between blazing ship and
straining boat.
Jump, Mary, jump!'' shrieked her husband.
For Gods sake, jump!"
Mary Vance turned toward him her wide open,
stricken eyes, and once more on her face he
tyr her death pyre she stood there, the mast like
gigantic stake behind her. centered in the of
the brilliant of fire that spread the ship her
form made radiant and holy by the solemn splendors
Evening star., 1909-08-29

7'HAT thah house2 That's whah
|; !
i Leander Wellington lives. AFs
They's fourteen haid of chilun lives ~
in that house. Some of Leanders
chilun is oldern his wife is.
Yasm, theys only room; but
| reckon they plenty 'nough room III WHY
for EN- all. When it's warm co'se
NOBODY amt gwine to stay in no
house. an when it's cole the closter {{f
they gifts to anudder the mo-
better It is -
That's Leander now, settin' out -
! !. Il
side the do, playin the fiddle. ETHss
Heah that nice song he's singin! Ag!K i
He ies makes em up he goes ANf,~a
long. IFiMdYN
/ dawg a-huntin, 4 ATMI
An he amt stalked game I'll Mki/I
An so | sets him afteh H'XNN
Dat ole Ant Lzy Jane = nH
An yo all knows she's raggity! \ MNNz
T EANDER got drownded onct. N ~
9aSm; dead .h as ,tita1a that rooster f ,
dinner. His buryin' cert'ny
beautiful. He says he never knowed
how good he till afteh that
buryin an long, peoples thinks SO much of him.
they gOtter take OF him an not low him to
go wukkn mo- ole tugboats
Yasm him an Nicely had furss, an Leander
goes off to wuk for Capn Damsen the Juno
Cose the Capn has to cuff him round Ill, lax they
aus does, jes' to git him imbered up, case reckon
Leander amt no mo- count than yo' is, Miss Mary
Well, Nicely says Leander's right techy, speshy
when his eatin's don't sassify him, when he gifts
hit the ef lag jes' bout the knee lint. Leander's
right tender in them spots, Nicely says. So when he
gifts hahd crack he es reaches out an ketches holt
of the Cap collar an busts his bran speckled
shirt open down the back. My laws! but that Capn
Damsen sprised! They says they was blue
smoke a-pufin' out'n his mouf when he got done
Evening star., 1909-08-29

big stovepipe an pulls round till they mos wears
a hole in that river; but they don't see no Leander
so they knows he's daid, an they goes to Baltimo
MEX day was Sunday, an Nicely says longs they
y CANT never git corpus to bury nohow they's
no use waitin', an they mought well git it over
theys had buryin' no mon she'd feel lax she's
married thout'n n weddin cake. So they had right
nice time only Leanders NAV didn't come, an
evrybody was talkin' bout that
Jake Peters said he'd go long over to Munchs
Pint on his way home an what's ailin' Ant
July to keep huh fun that buryin': He lowed
mebbe she's got risin on huh jaw ag in. But when
he gifts to the cabin, an sees huh rubin away on
Evening star., 1909-08-29

cussin'. Men folks don't lax bein'
s'prised. Some says the Cap'n
keeked Leander overheard; but
Cap'n Damsen says he mought as
well keek an try to hit the wind,
Lenders SO naih nothin', an that
he jes' didn't bother wifi him no
mon to set him down right hahd
in the stern of the boat an tell him
to stay thah.
Afteh while, Leander pulls out his
New Testament, an the Cap'n sees
him, bumped over, quiet-lak. a-read-
in out of it; SO he don't pay no mo
'tention to him till he hears him hol-
Ter out. reckon | amt no good to
nobody" Cap'n Damsen says he
thinks that's bout SO, an he amt
gwine to argify wifi him, when
plash!-oveh goes Leander out'n
the stern of that tugboat inteh the
ice-cole watch, an s'prises the
Cap'n ag'in.
Well. they throws over a hawser as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Ian. is--Fhe speculation fell into neglect today and failed to hold the awakened interest which gave promise on Saturday of reviving the
 Sentiment was less impressed by the runsor of railroad deals. which. were in circulation still. but with less sem biance of authority. or Indeed or probability. story that the New York Central was to fall to the control of E.. H. Harri- man and was to be used as central holding company for the vast affilias wish his name. An attempt at present at a dictatorship of this character. did not appeal to plausibility and rather served to throw about around some other reports of railroad changes which have been used with effect late- |ly in the speculation.
 New York Central itself was strong feature in the early market and US in sustaining elsewhere. This influ- ence waneJ in the dull market later in the day. By next Saturday the Ma tionai banks will be called upon to S25. .00o. 900. of government deposits. which have been recalled by the secre- tary of the treasury. Today's develop ments also indicate the further ortgo South America today and Paris again lsecured the arrivals of South African Igold In London. The advance of iasr week in the Bank of England discount rate Is thus proved futile as meas ure to secure gold to the bank and a further rise in the bank rate is desired In London. No gold was engaged here either for London or for Paris, but there were further engagements for South America on London orders. The Russian loan allotment was over sub scribed in London. but the premium lover the issue price was reduced. Much stress is laid on the course to be taken by the gold movement after loan. The dropping tendency of the copper industry was a drag on the gen. eral market and was directly due to lanother reduction in the price of the metal on the New York metal exchange and to sharp decline in the price of leopper warrants in the London market. ICurrent estimates Of the amount of lcopper stocks now on hand run very Ihigh, rising far above the figure of the periods of attempted corners in the past history of the trade: The su- applied a chastening influence to speculation in the affirmation of the Judicial decrees Of the state of Texas against the Waters-P Pierce oil Com pany. The effect of this decision was widening exercise of the powers of iregulation of corporations.
 Railroad traffic officials did not of- fer anything stimulating to speculation in their weekly canvas of conditions.
 Bonds were irregular; total sales par
 United States bonds were unchanged
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
Senate Summary.

Washington, D. C., Jan, 1s-By vote of 37 to 27 the Senate today fixed the salary of the speaker of the House of Representatives at $15,000 instead of S12. 900 as at present. and instead of S20, coo as proposed by the committee on appropriations.
 A vigorous speech against any, ing crease was made by Senator Bailey and numerous addresses were made in supe port of the proposition.
 Senator Rayner today endeavored to have the Senate adopt a resolution cal1- ing on the attorney general for inc formation as to whether the President has ordered suit brought against The New York World and The India napplis News because of alleged libel in publications relating to the pura chase of the Panama canal property and under what statute this action had been taken.
 MT. Raynef declared that there was no statute authorizing such legal pro- cedure and that the attempt to sue the newspapers in the name of the United States, if entered upon. was an attempt to apply the sedition laws long since repealed. He declared there was no law under which the libel laws could be made to apply to statements res specting the government.
 Under objection the further con- sideration was postponed until tonor- row.
 At 5:2O- o'clock the Senate adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
MURDER CASES SET
SPECIAL vENIREs SUMMONED IN
 DALLAS COUNTY.
Young Man swears He Get whislkey From Pensacola and |. AFrest- cd for Pertury,--Cen-
 tral City yewn.


 Selma. Jan. 1s.--(Speeial.) --Inf the City Court of Selma this morning Judge J. W. Mabry set the date for the hearing of four capital cases that are on the docket of the court.
 Special yenires were drawn for these cases and are being summoned by the sheriffs office.
 Three of the cases set today are against negroes, and one against a white man. The cases against Lon Medlin, a white man, and sam Sjmons. . negro. were set to be heard on Tues day, February 2. The cases against Win Lake and Philip Hatcher, negroes. were set to be heard on Wednesday. February 3.
 The white man, Lon Medlin, is charged with murder. in having shot to death Joe Fuller, another young white man near the Cawthon cotton mills In the northeastern part of the city about two years ago.
 sam simons, whose case is set for the same date is charged with arson. an indictment having been found against him it being alleged that he set fire to the house occupied by Julius Mil- house in the western part of the Coun- ty about year ago.
 will Lake and Philip Hatcher are both charged with murder. Will Lake was indicted for the murder of another negro Jerry Woods while Philip Hatch CT was Indicted for the murder of Joe Payne-near Stafford Station.
 Several other capital cases which are on the docket of the court, will proba- biy be set for hearing later during the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
sELMA COTTON MARkEr.
NEW YnRK fnrrnN-


 New York, Jan. 1s.--The cotton market made another set of new high records to-. uay with business still more active and the fiose very sfeady st net advance of 10 fo 10 points Sales were estimated at The market opened steady at an ad- vance of sos points. in response to firm cables. talk Of bullish census report at The end or the week, and oyer-niRht buy ing orders. During the early session there was some frregularity and prices easad off to within a point two of Saturdays fin-. Ms, under heavy realizing but the leade~s spot interests were active buyers on the set- back and offerings were 90 well absorbed That early sellers became uneasy, partieu- larly after the publication of an estimate by local authority placing the amount of cotton glnned between January 1 and Is at only 40,000 bales. Another private esti- mate made the amount sinned during the less Influence than the smaller figures and the market ruled very firm in the after noon when the advance was evidently en- eourake9 by reports of higher interior movement.
 The active months were about 13@is points net higher. and the market closed only 3G6 points off from the top. under realizing. The feature of the day so lar as the local market was concerned was he active buying by big spot people southern spot markets officially reported were l-l6e to bc higher.
 Receipts at the ports today 45,53I bales asalnst 3l,S44 last week and s3.05s last For the week sss oeo bales, against 242- 100 last week and 26270I last year.
 Today's receipts al New Orleans s153 bales, against 6,036 last year, and at Hcus- ton s,2fs bales, against 7,ss7 last year.
 Futures opened steady and closed very