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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
dHnsTnR JORDAN i'll.
AIieni.t Declares Prisoner Cannot Sur ~ra.,. Wn~Ae Ynnrn

viye Three Years.
 Cambridge, Mass, April 30--AfteF pr.SF. W. Page. of Waverly, an alien ist. had declared thAt Chester s. Jor- dan. on trial for the murder of his wife. was incurabIy Ill and could not survive three years. the defense at- tempted today to have g record-break- ing hypothetical question of s1,Q0o words introduced. but they succeeded in getting only about e thirtieth part of it before the jury.
 The Judges decided that the ques- tion was a review of the evidence in the case and ordered its discontinuance i,i that form The contending lawyers will try t0 agree on the question much shorter
 During the day, the government call ed two witnesses. Asbury York. of In- Annapolis. and W. o. B. Krebs. of Shelbyville, Ind. who. testified that they knew Jordan when he was a boy and that he was fully as bright as his companions. This was in contradiction of the testimony of the accused mans relatives, who declared that he was mentally deficient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
cALHoUN nRTBnRY rRIAI.
Director of the agsns Leach Goes q

 stand
 san Francisco. April so.--Frank A, Leach Director of the Mint. and forms erly Superintendent of the branch lnitt in this city. gave testimony In the Pat rick Calhoun bribery trial today tend- ing to connect Calhoun with the pay ment of s20o.000. part of which. f. ls alleged, was paid for the trolley per- init.
 Mir Leach testified thata . aAy or twp after the trolley ordinance was pase- cd Mir. Calhoun visited hia ofF1ce in tieI mint concerning the trmnyfer of gepusA 0O0 which Calhoun deaired Co have paid to other officers of the corporation in his absence. According to the re- cords, Tsrey L.. Ford. chief counsel for the United Railroads. later called af the mint upon three different occAsgons with orders from MT. Calhoun directr ing the payment of the sums of ss0,0eos $50. .o0e and $1Oo.eoO respectively.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
PANAMA LIBEL CASE
To Serve Warrants on DeIavan smitI,
 and Charles Williams To-day.

To Serve Warrants on DeIavan smitr,
 and Charles Williams Today.
 Indianapolis. Ind. April a0--Stuart McNamara, Assistant United States District Attorney for the District of Columbia. arrived here today and said that tomorrow. Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, owners of The Indianapolis News would be served with warrants. charging them with H. bel in connection with the Panama Ca nal allegations.
 Mir. McNamara said that Messrs smith and Williams would be taken for preliminary hearing before Judge Anderson of the District United States Court in this city.
 Tomorrow Mir. McNamara and Mir. Miller. United States Attorney, will ask Judge Anderson for an order for the removal of the defendants to the District of Columbia.
 Mir Smith said this evening that he and Mir. Williams would appear in court tomorrow with their attorney to contest their removal from this dis trict
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
MAY EXTEND ROAD.
Gates Inyeatisatia@ Improvement. fo

Gates Investigating Improvements for
 Kansas City Southern.
 Oklahoma City. April 50--John W. Gates, the millionaire. of Port Arthur, formerly of New York is here today Investigating the railroad situation with a view to building a line to ex- tend from the Kansas City Southern in Eastern Texas in a northweeterly d. rection and connect with the New ori- ent Road.
 Mir. Gates Is heavy stoclkholder in the Kansas City Southern. TexRrkana will be the eastern terminus of the new line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
sEAmEN TO STRIKE.
I.oesI Agent d BusEaIo Receives ordes
 for Waar<ouf.

for WaanEouf. Buffalo, N. r., April 30.--The focal agent of the Lake Seamens' union in this city today received the following teie1ran, from the general secretary of the union at Chicago;
 'Resolution No 1 adopted. Act ac- cordingIy Saturday morning"
 This is interpreted to mean that The strike on the lakes win begin tomor- row. Mir. Hansen said this afternoon thai the union has a membership of more than ie.000 men, not counting the al lied organizations, such as the marine eooks and stewards, who will also strtke, and who number about as many more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
pHrrr FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
ssnnley Ketehel nnd 'sBattiings N1An
 aon'a Manager May Die.

qanmley Ketchel nnd "BnttlEWE NM
 .on,n Manager May Die.
 New York. April 30.--Willis Britt rnanaeer of Stanley Ketehel and Bats fling Nelson. the lightweight champipns was found unconscious In doorway of 2 house on Fourteenth Street early today and removed to St Vincenrs tgosn,tsl where 1t was said that hia condition was serious.
 Several poison tablets were found in hottie in Britts pocket. The physi- cians worked for some time over Britt hmt were unable to restore bim to con-j sciousness Britt. with his wife and) hahy. have been in New York for q month. He came here to arrange match between Ketshel and Jack John- aoF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
FORMS NEW CABINET
MINISTRY or TURKISH EMPIRE IS
 CHOSEN.
A Rumor Emsna4inE From snienikf ts the EMecf Thst. Abdul Hamfd Woula Be Court sfsrtiaied
 Co Denied.

constantInople, April a0.-Tewfk Pasha finally has succeeded In forming q new ministry to preside over the les- tinies of the Turkish Empire. task he undertook reluctantly when some of the influential members of the com mittee of Union and Progress display ed opposition to Hilmi Pasha resufning his old post of Premier. The new min fstry follows:
 Grand vixier--Tewfik Pasha.
 Minister of the Interior-Ex-G Grand vizier Ferrfd Pasha.
 Minister of war-salah Pasha.
 Minister of Finance--Ttifaat Bey.
 Minister of Marine-Genera Riza Pasha.
 Minister of Foreign Arairs--Rifaat Pashn.
 Pasha.
 sheik- LII -Isiam---zia Eddin Effendi.
 Minister of Public Works and Com raerce=aabriel Effendi.
 Minister of Agricuiture--Prince Nav rogordato.
 Minister of Pious Foundations Nah mould Ekrem Bey.
 Minister of Public rnstruction--Hak- ka Hey
 Mehmed V drove through the streets in Democratic fashion today on his way to the Mosque to offer the regular Friday prayers The pomp and cere- monial that formerly attached to the function during the reign of Abdul Hamid. were altogether lacking and the subjscfs of the new Sultan seem cd to appreciate his Democratic man ner and accepted 1t as evidence of the beginning of . more lenient rule. A rumor emanating from salonflxi to the effect that Abdul Hamfd would be court tnartialed. was denied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
a.an Naw TrinI.

Chicago. April so.--Nfrs. Alice Webh former wife of Brodie L. Duke, the tobacco msnufacturer. was granted a new trial today. largely on the plea of her attorney that at the time of her conviction on charge of passiu4 wopthiess ehsciEs that no wac too AZ properly to plead her oauae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
sbat m. Favoriss.

Paris. May i.--Te1ekuaphing from Constantinopie. The Mathis corres- pondent says that Abdul Hanid prob ably will De transferred from saioni- ka to Monastir. as furious mobs saethe around the villa where he is lodged clamorinR for his head and the troops have difficulty Tn keeping them back.
 ''The former sultan the rorreRpond- ent adds, "commftted an abomfnabis crime on the day of the entry of fhe troops into the capital. Mad with de- spair and jealousy he shot dead his favorite. a beautiful Circassfan girl. IS years old. Certain that the end of his reign had come. the Sultan had been induced to prepare for q general mas sacre on Saturday. the signal for which was to have been given by the firing Of bombs. General Schefixet. however, learned of the danger that threatened and hastened troops."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
Beard Disfranchisement
 Resolution Adopted.
THE VOTE STOOD 20 TO 10
Resolution Now Goes to Hogse q
 Representatives.
Two Tears Ago. . simaiar Re.elusssns wss Defeated |. the Hou.s After the sesets Haa
 Passed IL.

Taiiahassee. Fla. April so.--The Flor ida Senate this morning adopted the "Beard disfranchisement resoiution.- by a vote of 20 to 10. the necessary three-fifths vote being cast for the resolution.
 Senator Beard for an hour set forth reasons for immediate action upon the negro question of Florida. Warming Senatos of the danger In delay. he read letters from several constitutional laW- yers. one being from Senator D. M- Money of Mississippi. in which tho Board resolution was highly commen6- cd. President Hudson of the Sonata in casting his vote for fths resolution. said that he believed it dangerous tc delay action. Senator Massey saiG that notwithstanding he was born In the Northern city of Philadelphia. he had lived In Florida long enough to know the wants of It's people and to see the needs of a. change inthe Constitution disfranehisns the negro. Many ladies filled the galleries listening attenfive- iy to the proceedinRa The resolution now goes to the House of Represente- tives
 Two years ago a similar resolution was defeated fin the House after the Senate had passed t. The resolution specifies as voters: Y
 Every white maie person" 2i years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
neceiver fer Evelxn rhar.

New York. April 3e--Justice McAvoy signed an order today appointing George B. Hayes. receiver for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in the supplementary proceedings brought hy Elise Hartwig. q miiiiner. to enforce . judgment of s2E3I2s obtained against Mrs. Thaw last September.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
Hirh TidnI Waxe.

Detroit Mich, April s0.--A tidal wave ten feet high at South Haven. on the east shore of Like Michigan. was the unusual feature of the terrific wind and rain storm which swept over Lower Michigan last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
10 sswm prnhf nfIl.

Tallahassee. Fla. April 90 Ut is ex- pected that Governor 0ilehrfet will, within the next few days. sign the res3 oiution providing for the submission td the voters of the question of amending the State Constitution so as to provide for Statewide prohibition. The Senate yesterday concurred in the House amendments. which were of minor iln- portance.
 From now until November. fs10. when the election on the question Is 10 be held. Florida doubtless will be tho scene of campaigning on behalf of both. the opponents and those who favor pro- hibition. Florida being one of the few remaining Southern States vet in the ''wets column, the real battle-ground of the prohibition nght will be eentered in this State. Tn the Senate yesterday there were twenty -six votes for agreement to shs House amendments 10 three agafnAt. Senator Beard did not vote
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
rather end soa EIectroeutsd.

Richmond, Va. April sO.---John and William Brown, negroes, father and son. were electrocuted in the peuiten- tiary here this morning. John Brown went at T.25 and the son following twelve minutes later. Not hitch in the afsair occurred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
Many Persons Are Killed And Property E Destroyed
 by Cyclone n North Alabama

loss of forty-sfEht wires, while the Postal Company had but few workinEs
 Near Jackson. Tenn. seven persona were killed. others injured and large property loes Iesulted. V
 Tn this section. at Media, two lives were lost several persons were Injured
 At Youngss Crossink i've were Gl11ed and . number of houses blown hWay. At Henderson two were injured.
 Damage to crops will run Into me fhoueands Of dollars, the growing veg- station being leyeiled wherever the storm struck.
 Railroad trsflc was seriously imped- ed. Trains arriving at Memphis were from q fer minufes to several hours 1afe, having been held up while trees were chopped from the trscks or debris romoxed.
 The fist of dead who were Killed in last nights storm at Horn Lake. Mss. follows;
 son sr'1 of E r ar s Mckee wife Of Miks san, defs, a negro; negro enapioye of George McPeak.
 The seriously Injured: F. s. Mckee. arm broken. Mrs E. S. Mckee les broken: daughter of E s Mckee, hurt Internally win die; George McPeak. skull crushed. will die: Son Halbert, badly bruised; three employees Of John Crnndville, bad15 bruised; eight mem bers of the family of Dave Breck. pe- gro. painfully hurt: Mike Sanders. ne gro, crushed and will die: Jim Steele negro. hurt internally will dies four negroes. on Son Halberts place. badly bruised. At Cuba. Tenn. many houses were blown down and families rendered homeless and at Gflestown, Team. not building was left standing. No fa- talities have been reported from either place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
sfors.. in allasl laalppI.

Coiunnbus, Misss April ao. tspeciai)
 "A severe rala and wind storm visit kd this section this afternoon. The lbaru and country store of Thomas Dee, about ten niiies soptheast of Colum- bus. were biown down The store was one Of the lageest rural merchandise esta blishmenta }u the county. Q stock Of goods valued Nt t5 .ooo havipg been Iearrtei. There wNs no fnsqfance-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
yuawe ;. n. Aaasr peasl.

D0uElMgyille. Ga. April so-~JuoGo John T. Adair. aged sa. died here last
 might. He was the father of fourteen children and mad ssyenty-one grand children aud eighty gr&N grandchh- dren.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
storm strike. Decatur.

Decatur. April 30-(Special. )--The
 prst cyclone that has eyer visited thin bction of the State. swept over inc puthwestern portion of the county ghis afternoon.
 Two little daughters of Tom Stoyer were killed at their home near Dan- Ayiiie. The residence of Edward Steph- Benson, near Danville was demol- bhed and Mrs Stephenson Is reported
 iBsing. A man named White is also Exported killed. Many head of cattle ad horses were killed by falling trees hd wrecked barns.
 A part of the roof of the high schooi uilding in New Decatur was blown way. The school building fin New Dece4ur was blown sway. Many shiiis lgses and other pieces of wood were blown over the Decaturs' hiRn from fine ground coming from the direction ,of the severest path of the storm many trees. fences. signs and biIi boards in the Decaturs were blown down. but there was no casuaities TeIegraph and telephone lines were in- 1ured. sThe wind was accompanled by a heavy, rain. and hall as large hen egg fell Street car traeiic was impaif- ed on account of the high winds
 The Tennessee River is rising rapid- ay tdnlgbt- The severest part of the IEtossn seems to havo been in tlie east
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
CHARGED WITH BLAokMAIL.
Two Are Arrested by Detectives in sal
 FramcfncO

San Francisco. April 30.-rwo men were arrested by detectives late last night on @ charge of attempting to blacknail Mfr. and Mrs Rudolph Spreckels.
 George De Martini was caught in Q trap set by the officers and later Ben- jamin Soule was captured. The men are accused of having sent threatening letters demanding 1b.Ooo from the mil- iionaire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
THE wEATHEn.

wdshingtOn, April S0--For Alabama and Eest Fiorlda--Clear and cooler sutursny, brisk northwest windsI sun- aay ffiF.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
e,yelone a4 HartselleI

BfrminGl,afn, April 30-{ Special. )--s Advtcos tonight from f1nrtseile are to the erect that the cyclone ct Danviile kif1ed yohn white and inJured two Of his children. and another report adds Johr stovali to the list of dead. De- taiis are rathsrs fneaEre. but the cy- alone riads a dip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
Trala serviee Impelea

Chattanooga Tenn. April 30.-Raii- road, telegraph and telephone coinmu- nicafion was blocked for several hours this morning and much property dam age was done between Chattanooga and Nashville by a storm that visited this section.
 For i've hours train service was af standstili on the Nashville, Chaxfa- noona and st. Louis Railway and be- lated train crews have brought in fs- ports of great damage at points aions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
11n61,.. County sufFess.

Hunssyiile, Aprii so.-Fiftecn srs flead. several score Injured and zhe houses demoiishedx as ( result of knv storm which struck Fayettevflle, Tenn. ana vicinity last night, according se reliable man u'ho h9a just reaenee Huntsville from that section
 The dead at ktarns number nve ane many more are in5ureQ TT sh1nf''as x ln z number of other buildings ir thft vs cin1ty. son county hy hafl and lightning. Tel eRraphic ana lfeleph cntcS communities fion with. Fayst<sviIie has been teverea sfr1ce early last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
,s,,.nx 1 sax Diess sraes zon,

rs rxashlFf1ie I&nn., Apfit @V---A FeNuKt nae reached hare from Frhnk klin Tenn.' thkf { terrsfie sgl lta6akQxFN nssssa eyer that pi8ee and .ls. ast sa. 1jI Mss Sssof1s T]eafs. s VI lie woman, and fo,,r other persons, names unknown. are reported Killed in the neighhorhood of Franklin. A aisnAtehs from Centre viIie. rem, west of here. says:
 Damares to the amount of several fhousand dollars was Inflicted upon the town of Centreville last night by one Of the everest storms that has visited this section for years. The storm struck the town shortly after 10 o'clock. blowing down twenty-five or thirtv sresidences on the east side. The line of fierce wind followed on through the negro section. lifting q number of the. coIored churches from their founda- tions. Several. buildings were struck By lightning and burned. Considerable excitement prevailed. but no one was seriously hurt
 The town of HIiisboro, nine miles west of Franklin. was practically wiped out and three persons. snames unknown. were killed In house de- moIished by the wind. Many barns and were unroOfed Hundreds of shade trees on the old John McGavock farm, historic as being in the battlefield of Franklin. were blown down and all of the barns on the place destroyed
 Late advfces from Centreviile show that score or more of lives were lost in last nights tornado ana that the property damage Is sI00.U0o.
 At Fayetteville. Lincoln county. the storm razed many residences, blew of one end of the Elk Cotton Mills and killed three persona.
 Four persons were killed and several hurt at Medina. Tenn 4 score were injured in Madison County, near Jack. son. and deaths are reported iron, Montgomery and Williamson counties
 A man and child are reported killed are reported killed in Giles county. near Pulaski. vs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
storm Sweeps Three states.

Mcahphi5, Ienn.s -Apru 5Vsr-POrttons of three States. within a rAdius of several hundred miles of Memphis, were swept by storms of wind and rain, in some instances of tornadoic propor- tfons. during last night, which claimed as toll the lives of score or more persons, destroyed property valued at many thousands of dollars. lnterrupt- miles of telephone and telegraph wires. some sections being completely isolat- cd. Because Of the latter fact several days must elapse before the whole story of the storm Is told.
 Tfe storm broke shortly after night fall. after a suitry afternoon. From Brfnkley came the first reports of seri- of half mile wide through the towns of West Marion and Weakiey and vi- cinfty.t Besides numerous of the small CT buildings. twenty-four substantial farm structures were razed. Two per sons were killed and six injured.
 In Northern sAlxAnsas dispatch form Fort Smith states nine persons are known to, have been injured. Crawford County Is reported to have suffered the greatest damage
 Tn Northern Mississippi that section in the vicinity of Horn Lake suffered probably most. The storm passed with in two miles of Horn Lake. through 6 | IAAlCtkky L DORutGtru 9NSNAOHfft AG nAllt4tl farm buildings were blown from their foundations as if they were cards. The number of dead Is placed at twelve.
 Here the course of the storm was wcet to east and about 6 quarter of a mile wide, Reports of the tornado fin thiB vicinity was brought to Memphis by members of train crew and pas Bengefs arriving at c late hour last niglit. So far as could be seen farm houses and cotton gins were masses of wrecRage. several of the buildings hav- ing taken Are, E
 All along the line of the railroad bits of wreclSage were strewn. At Plum Point. four nsiies east of Horn Lake, a dozen houses were wrecked and one person 10 known to have been killed.
 in Memphis and vicinity only minor damage was done. being confined to fences. swinging signs and 10 telephone ana telegraph wires- The Western Union telegraph Company reported q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01

ern part of Lawrsnce copptr Tel ephons connsctione with that sec tion Of tl1e country are cut ok toniHnt n 10 believed thnt many iives weIe ' 1oet tn the mountain section Of Law fonce County as Inc storm seems e have orjeiraked thsre
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01

tceaslnaes ea Page Twe.l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
nsa q I!st.sn csunay.

E11fuJnxu4u1 &VHsk eyS7-2sye-.. xsyS " ~ -- unoned near Hartaelle. Ala this after noon n ihs section which haa been vIs- itef by co many windstorme and Henry Whlte, q young man. wee instantly filled. rms storm dipoed west of DanxtiIs and swept ovsx path aoo i6nx. m addition to ki1llpx Mir White. two children of Bob steyenn wera tn- iured when the atevene house wa~ blown down White wqs q tha 6fc- yeua home when the storm struck. The fofae of John Thomas uss aps aiis .1.
 6esfroyed And he lost three mniee. 1lia fpmt1y escaped death hv soekinR rofure in, potato lceliag Thore w4s heavy rain and wing storm throu<hout the sscfion put wltn Inc dana alnE of i've or eix farnf ho11aea Ia addition to the above. therr wns no great damaxe. The report that two felsphohe operators had been kils- a appears to have been uaistaks'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
Car Building and General Repair Shops
THE SHOPS

A feature of the street railway system of which the Com
pany feels proud is the new car-building and general repair
shops at Twenty-Sixth and Lake Streets.
The shops of the Company are entitled to consideration
by themselves as an industrial and wage paying factor. Per-
manent employment is made possible for about 100 men com
Prsing the highest and best paid kinds of artisans AS the work
done at the shops is constantly growing with the expansion
OF the Company, the payroll will show a steady increase.
The shops and large storage yards are located on a tract of
ground two blocks square, giving ample room both for present
and future needs. The buildings were erected in 1905, are semi
fireproof, adequate and roomy from a practical standpoint and
present an ornamental exterior appearance.
Construction is of light pressed brick with buff stone trim
ming. The main building is 245 feet long by 100 feet wide.
The offices and drafting room are housed in a separate building
IS by SO feet IN size and fitted with a freproof vault for the
storage of maps, plans and records.
The shops are separated by heavy brick fire walls into six
separate departments, as follows: Machine Shop; Forge Shop:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
No. II
THE CARS

The Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
has built some OF its own cars since 1906.
In deciding to build its own cars the Company was in
HuenCed by a number OF reasons, one being the wish to add to
the industrial growth and welfare of the city. The Company
found that it could build its own cars about as cheaply as it
could buy them from the manufacturers. By building the cars
stronger and better and carefully supervising each bit of con-
structlon, it was believed that superior service could be offered
and maintenance costs reduced at the same time. Repair parts
would be always obtainable and local needs could be studied
and specially met as they arose.
The results of the policy have proved gratifying and have
produced a larger, better riding, more convenient and hand
somer street car than it was possible to buy.
The cars which are turned out at the Company's shops
may be compared advantageously with any in regular urban
heavy double trucks and operated by two 40 horsepower mo-
tors. They are heated by hotwater system, with the stove in the
motormans compartment. The seats, affording room for AZ