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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
MINERS TO PROTEST
WILL BE SENT TO PREsI-
 DENT RO0sEvELT.
When Johm Mitchell Appeared On The Floor of Convention, Thirteen Hundred Delegates Went Wild
 -,.<.--WIth Ecnthuninsm.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. s2-This was John Mitchell day in the convention of the United Mine Workers of Ameri- ca. When the former president of the miners appeared on the stage of Tomlin- son hall, 1900 delegates went wild with enthusiasm.
 MT. Mitchell pictured what he con sidered the injustice of a system by which the "constitutional rights of free speech and a free press were de- riied," and by which men could, be de- prived of their liberty without trial by jury. He repudiated nothing that he had said or written in his book in the past, concerning the duty of re- distance of any order unjustly de- priving people of these constitutional
 The injunction, Mir Mitchell declared. vns not all bad, but he said 1t had been used as an instrument of oppres-
 p, I. McI.ester. delegate, moved that q netition be prepared and addressed Eto Preaident Roosevelt proteseine . 1ainst fudge Wrights decision. IL wss adopted and the petition will pc signed by every delegate and officer m
 SamneI Gompers sent the following roessaee to the convention.
 "PIease convey to the delegates 1,atarnal greetings and best wishes TOT
 ,,ost successful convention. Now IS the tirne that tries mems souls NOW ss t,,e .Alnne to more thoroughly organize and solidify the ranks of labor. stano true for the cause of justice and human fraedon1"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
SOUNDS A WARNING
SENATOR PULLMAN TAKES sfnEa
 WITH NEWSPAPERS.
Declares the Amerienn People Canmoe Guard Too JealousIy tsse Right of Free Speech and
 Free Prean.

Washington, Jan 2s.--DeclarIng that mo patriot can contemplate without great alarm the possibility of the PreN- idents success in the Panama Ilbeg cases. now being investigated by the grand jury in this city and in New York Senator Tillnan of South Carr oIina in a statement tonight sounded a strong note of warning on the ques- tions o9 freedom of the American press, The statement Is as follows:
 'sThe issue is a momentous one. Jeff ferson declared that. as between a government without newspapers and newspapers without q government. he would choose the latter, because when properly informed, the people would protect themselves even without a gov- ernment, through the inatrumentality of public opinion. A free press can alone preserve free institutions. our great big duty now iies in the controi of the people and perpetuate their grasp upon power.
 'rhe American people cannot guard too jeaiouaiy the right of freedom of; speech and freedom to print what im of interest to the public. The news papers now under fire for their e6orts to expose corruption in high places should have the active support of ev- cry true American. for their cause IS the cause of us an."'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
TO. SETTLE CLAIMS
vENExURLA,s ronErcN MINISTER
 DRAWING UP PRoT0CoI@
pr. F. Gensele. Gsfnsn is Heldkpg I've
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Caracas. venexueia. Sunday Jan 10. Struggling for the dignity and honor of Venezuela and to extricate the na- ton from the dangerous international complications in which 1t has fallen during the nine years of Castro regime. Dr. F. Gonzales Guinan, Minister of Foreign Affairs. under the new gov ernment. ,is hard at work onfh draw ing up of protocol to settle the American claims. hcitins two confer ences daily with the American High Commissioner. Wm& I, Buchanan.
 Two weeks of conferences and daily cablegrams from the commissioned to the State Department at Washington have barely resulted so far in the es- tabiishing of the outlines of the proZ tocol. This Ia based on the arbitra- tion which Castro for go many years resisted successfuilys
 The New York and Bermudez Com pany and the Orfnoco Corporation both have their representatives in Caracas and they are constantly called sinto consultation by the commissioner F. R Bartlett, of the Asphah Company: arrived in Caracas one week ahead of Mir. Buchanan. The New York and Bermudez and Or Hinoco Shipping Company cases are giv- ing trouble to the contracting parties ana little progress has been made m coming to an agreement on these diff
 iculf fisputes. The trouble lies in the fact that the first case has been judged and disposed of in the Venezuelan courts. and the second has already once been submitted to arbitration.
 The very friendly interpretation placed by the Venezuelan Governmeni on the visit of the first American war shin to Venezuelan waters since dtp- iofnatic relations ceased, Is shown by the circular telegram sent out to all the powers of States by the Minister of the Interior, Gen. F. L.. Alcantara after Captain washington's visit tc | President Gomez at Mirafores Palace accompanied by his stan. He explain. ed the circumstances of the coming oi the American vessel and pressed ms l beIief that the visit would be the fore runner of a renewal of friendship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
DOGS IN CONTESTS
AIABAMA CANNES ADMIRED Br
 sPoRTsGEN.
Great Isterest shown fn Usitea states FIeIa Trlaln nf Grnna Junctien
 --aena Whitestene @ Bavsrite.

Grand Junction. Tenn. Jan. 2g.-- Especial. )--rhe running Of the cham pionship was .rDsumed today Milton running with caess-. the former ham died by Jones. the latter by BeazelI.
 Milton found seven :bevies during the three hour heat and Caesar three. Caesar fin3siIed the stronger. Neither, however.Szre selected as probable win- ners. ss4 -s,s s-,
 Uncle Jack handied by Jones and spQts Riprfp. handled by Mcdonald. ran ythis afternoon. Uncle Jack being lost during the heat necessitated Spots Rlprap finishing alone. He ran a.gccd heat. finding nine besies and hspdiing them well.
 morrow forenoon, champions Tono- paugh and Prince whitestone runnins in the afternoon.
 More interest is being manifested in the running of these dogs than any others owing to the fact that they are both champions and one of these Is expected to win the race.
 Danneld. the wtaper of the aii-age stake Monday is M looked on to be . winner, scarcely anyone thinking he won the all 4ke. The stake was con ceded to Tonspaush at the end q the first series. s
 The trials win probabiy be anished Tuesday. certainly not before. even with fair weather. A large crowd is in attessdance and much interest Is manifested.
 Last years champion, Count white- stone. second. Is here. and there Is some talk of a match race with him and either Daufeid or Tonapaugh. Sev- eral large offers have been made for Rena Whftestone. winner Of the derby, but her owners. Charles w. Tway of Union Springs. and VI. W. Graves of Montgomery have declined all over tures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
COMPUTES SENTENCE
HERMAN BrI.LIlk's LIFE SPARED BY
 GOVERNOR DEENEN.
He Had Reen Condenanea to ns Hanged for the Murder of Mary VrEnL
 rf ChfcMgo. se

He Had Heem ComdenaRea to De Hanged
 a for the Murder of Mary Vrznh
 fh ChicMgos
 Springfield. Ill. Jan, N22.--Go overnor Charles s. Deenen tonight comniuted to life Imprisonment the sentence of death that had been pronouheed on Herman RilIik of Chicago. contlepaneu to be hanged for the murder of Mary Vrai, whom, 1t was chargedss pgtf soned with other members Of tiie fai lily.
 The State Board Of Pardons. in max ing the recommendations to the Cow ernor for the commutaticn Of the sens tence. says that. after the Anal action Of the Supreme Court, Jerry Vrzal' brother of Mary vrzaI. and one per- sonal witness at the trial of Biiik. appeared before the State Board Of Pardons, at the hearing of the petitian for Biiiik's pardon. and swore that al hIs1 testimony at the trial against Billik was false, except as. to some unimportaut facts.
 governor Deenen several months ago granted BiIlik reprieye until the Su- preme Court reviewed the case. Last month Lieutenant-G Governor sherman. Ein the absence of Governor Deenen at washington, granted Biliik another reprieve until Jan. 2s..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
GATHERNGEVDENCE'
xoan Ess.Agsczs s.sr \. .nsss N sn1rH-l.Au-
Hs Q. Ksnx ef fs3srenc<, Ala, Brsther ex 11ass Leiifa lfng, Arrives
 ea the Scene to Ai1

coiumbus. Mss, Ian 22.--( -(spscIal) --1iiss I<siLtes King stiu holds the cen fer of the staEe In the Smtth-Laurent trnRedy, her prominence having been emp hasized today by the. arrival of her
 Mr. Kinr reported in the city at noon and regisfefed at the Stone Hotel where Iepfenf always stopped when in sC0lnmbus. and which Us the recog- nizsds headquarters of those engaged in the brosecntton of the case. That the lawyers senEsged ir the prcsecusion warAs Miss Kink before her name was mentioned by. him is evidenced In the fatt, that they sent q man to her home near Tuscumbfa, Ala. to interview her Curing the early part or the week. This man, whose name is McFaddcn, ana who was sent liere by the simmons xzardware Company of St. Louis. to woffr i,p eyfdef,ee was af Miss Kinzss homo on Wednssdey. the day of the second preiiminary hearing. and called up Attorney McConnico oyer tna long : distance telephone while the trial was fssrrngreses What McFaddeu told the attorneys could not be learned. but It is said to have been something about a letter written by Smitbsto MisssKing irr which endearing terms were used.
 The telephone incident did not come ao light until today. and when asked concernlng his trip to Miss Kings home, McFadden. acknowledged having been thers and admitted having called Attorney MeConnico- up oyer the tel ephone to<1ell him something about q letter, but declined to dfvuige the con tents of this letter
 Tt ia said that Miss King will cer- tatnly appear as witness for the pros- eoiftion when the case comes up for trial fin the Circuit Court This Is by far the most sensationaf one that has ever come before the people of this city and county, and is.the one topic of discussion 4on the streets. in the clubs and even. in private homes.s Miss rfng has spent. much of her life in Columbus having been very popular in local social cirefes. and her lady friends absolutely refuse to believe herTgufity Of wrong doing. While public senti-
 nent so far as the meg are sconcernsd is somewhat divided. 1t leans- strongly toward the prosecution. those who be- IIeve smfth's story being mainly per- sonai friends and men who now main tain or have had business relations with him. He is one of the wealthiest men in the county and naturally en- toys q large acquaiutance and extended inffuanee among men who stand high in business and fhanciai circles.
 Col. William Baldwin of the local bar, ana Hon. S. A. Witherspoons of Meridian, have been engaged to assist in the defepses bat Hon. Z. IF. I.ar- drum will retain his position as Mir .
 Hon. K T fcConnioo. leading eoun- ssl for the prosecution. was called to his hdrne in Nashville today. but ex- 2 poets to return to Columbus Monday or, which day the grand jury which is to Investigate the case will convene
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
work on Coacrste JeIl Yara.

There's a blood curdling scraping sound to be heard in the vicinity of the county jail, but 1t sounds good to theSears of Jailsr Pettus. For 1t m9hns that his lohg.wanted concrete floor to the yard of shc jail is being installed.
 All during Friday the. contractors worked at the concrete floor, and at the end of the day good portion of the jail yard had been covered. The entire yard will be given one solid coating of concrete. and there will be no, deficient drainage. no dampness here and there to endanEer the deli cate health of the bad folks within. but there will be one more addition to the complement oe| Montgomery County's jail, which makes of the prison house the cleanest in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
ITEBEIzED ACCOUNT
ao1ssyss 1ss seaAssss ssssesss sssolSriss 1 sssA-
Ai, Ex,e.Aitures frsss s.tke Three slis- TsoH war DeAc1ency Fund Are Ae- v
 ' eSunfeA fory nut Nemes

VI. sbtn ston. N Jan. 39.--President
 Roosevelt today sent lfo the seNats, response to Senator Forakers resoiu- ton calling upon the secretary of tne Treasury for an dtemised account oa the expenditures from the ss'VevsVse
 "sr The rsn,vs reachsd the senate. in the form of ari executive documents. It purports to be complete answer so fsr ss fbe use of the war dcflciency | fun is concerned. but some of the names Of persons to whom payments were made are withheld.
 In.a messake .wnien was Iead m. sn 2, these names are desired. he will fuf- nfsh them to the Committees on Milt- tary Affairs s< s
 while the Foraker resolution was agreed to In executive session and the reply thereto would, ordinarily be sent
 to the Senate In open session, no Sem ator seemed inclined to take the re-. I sponsibiiity' of crfttcistng Rresldent Roosevelt,s course in keeping the in- tformation secret. Inasrnuch es MT. l Eoraker is member of the Commit- tee on Military Affairs. he has the op-. portunity of obtsinfng q statement ID
 detail. He was not present when the
 reply of <the President to. hts resoiu- I ton was received.
 Tho President's letter and itsmixed
 statement of expenditures from the
 deficiency. fund was given. Into the I hands of. Secretary Bennett. who VIII
 retain 1t until 1t iss called for by tne Committee on Military Affairs. It vas
 not examined by any member of tue senate and, therefore. 1t is not known whether it contains any matter other tthan expenditures for the procuring or military information Of necessarily secret character a4d the funds expend- ed for the entertainment of foreign obs | servers ct mi1itary menenvers.
 Fs After the reading of the Presidents 2 I message. the opinion prevailed that ] payments from tbis fund were Tor that character of work
 Senator Forakrr introduced his reso- iutton following the anuouncement tnat the investigation of the Brownsviile I affair by private detectives had been l paid for from this fund. The ohio sena tor took the position that such an Fexpenditure was not warranted by 1 inc purposes for which the emergency
 Tine precedent for President faoose- I yelt's action in withholding certain I names of persons to whom payments sthave been made. Is found in response
 to & Senate resolution calling on the 3 late President Mckinley for the ac- tcounts of the treaty of Paris Commis- sEsion. MT, Mckinley sent to the Sen. ate n statement of all payments made. but kept back the names of q number of persons and some of the details con-
 nected with the expenditures. The l.Senate reaIiztd that such information T was not Intended for the public and lxiid not press it's demands for strictly I ftemized statement.
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 Our IS ger cent Phosphate is the tsp.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
COMEDIAN POWER"
couarensnaan Mccall says PreStdenhS'
 Mesnawe Has Fallen Into Disrepute.

couarensuAau Mccall says Prestaehsi~'
 Message Has Fallen Into Dinreputs.
 New York, Jan. 22.-Representatlve samuel Mccall of Massachusetts: in the course of a lecture at Columbia uh- versity today. commented upon one cisred that Congress only could be tha means of saving the nation from .sac,,ls chance autocretic power.
 "The Presidential messages he said as;sta blished by the consultation. has faIien into dlsrepute because t has heen used for purposes for which no state paper should ever have been em- ployed, and has not uncommoniy peen rsed as a method of making an appeal to fine eontry under the guise of com munication to Congress. It has been often used as a vehicle for delivering attacks upon individual American citi- zens
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
WANT AN INVESTIGATION.

Tennessee's Lower House Tables the senate's Joint ResOlution.
 Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 22.--By. a good majority vote. the House of Represent atiyes tabled today the Senate.s joint rezoiution cailing for an. Investigation of the alleged whiskey lobNH and for the second time during the session the fEduse put itself on record as opposin9 q Yasiy kindgof legislation Sofs this char a4fars
 ssIIsg Resolution asking for an in- .vestigatfon of the charge made by E [. sB. Chappeil and B. r. Haynes. local Mefkodisf ministers, that corrupt in- ifuences were being used on members of the Assembly, was laid on the table by a practically unanimous vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
sUIcrDEs IN CHURCH.
Otto Schueatser Takes His own Life 1
 Savannah.

Otto schueitser Takes His own Life in
 Savannah.
 Savannah, Ga. Jan.. .s22-In a posture of prayer, in St. Patrick's Church here. and with a bullet hole through the temple, the dead body of Otto Schueit- ger, of PhiladeIphia. was found today. several hours after the fetal shot was fired.
 Two notes were found, one bequeath- ing $1 for "St. Anthony's bread" and another expressing regret vaguely. that he -shaI permitted himself to have any ill., feeling" Schueitzer had been here but a day, reaching this city aboard a steamer from Philadelphia early this morning.
 The shot that killed him was not heard by any one. traffic in the street m front of the church dfspelling the report. The pistol the man had wal lyinglb beside his knees. as he knelt' in a pew. -Nt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
SUNNY SOUTH HANDICAP.
LiyingSton of Alabama Tied fer Fourt

Livingston of Alabama Tied for FOarth Place,
 Houston, Tex6s, Jan. 2a.--TodRy the Sunny South Handicap, 100 targets, was won by Mrs. A. Topperwein. fin . score of s1 from nineteen-yardS ham dicap. Considering the fact that she competed with fifty men 1t is regarded a remarkable performance. R. o. Hefiks of Dayton, O.. was second with SS. Ben Schwartz of Houston, was thiFd wth ST.
 SAswell, of Austin, and Livingston of Alabama, tied for fourth place with QE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
MOBILE VICTORIOUS
MONTGOMERY Y. N. c. A. BASKET
 BALL TEmM 'DEFEATED.
Aishsaxk tAe scsre Was 0ze-siaed, the G2me Was Hara-Feuwht esd Was Interestinm se
 specfmfarns

Mobile, Jan. Especial. )--The crack Mobile Y. M, c. Az basket ball team defeated the Montgomery quin-- tette here tonight by score of sl to
 Although the score was one sided. the game was hard-fought. and was very Interesting to the spectators who thronged the new gymnasium. The first half ended with . score of 32 to 6, and the score of the second half was
 The Montgomery team played a purely defensive game. yet were un- able to hold down the locals. Mobile played her best game of the season, showing clearly the coaching of MT. Wicks, the Wabash College star.
 Haas, the new forward or the Mobile team, was the star Of the game. SCOT ing eleven field goals. The kontgon- cry players made practically all their shots, but were seldom able to get the ball away from the local giRpts.
 After the game. the Montgomery players were tendered reception and the visitors left here very much pleas ed with their treatment here.
 The lineup and score:
 Mobile. POsftton. Montgomery Maiden A,s.s....... . F0rwaKA ...-.--.. :. Myers Haas : s.s...-s9..5.s Forward. s... .. Susong Martin tsInnsei 1se;SJy ssrsssdy scrrssr,y 7 Radcliffes s.t z. ,. :. e Giiard Washburn
 Goals from field, Maiden q: Haas. T 1 I; Martin, se; Beardslee, 6. Radcliffe 1 i; Myers, |; SusOng, 4; Paterson. 1. Goals from foul, Martin. t; Beardslees 3. Referee, Mr. Hfte.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
{ ,v,s !, < .g,,rvey s.LIn<oln Way.

Washington. Jan. 22.--By vote Of 4s to a, the Senate today adopted Senator Knox's amendment to the Idn- coin centennary resolution apprOpri- ating 150,0oo for survey of "the Lin- Csettysburg. and declaring the act to he with a view to the ,constrnction of s.s suitable memorial to Abraham Lin- coin. The resolution as adopted nalSes sE.ebrnary F a holiday;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
..E. w. C:anl. $ Rlkan.Iat. i.

Hsntsviile, Jan. 22-- (speclall--- f:hAries w! Cash, white man from GeofEia. pleaded guilty In the law and equity court yesterday afternoon to che charge of. bigamy. Cash married q young woman in this city q short time ago. After that 1t was learned that he had a wife in Georgia and his arrest followed. Judge Retts sent the man back to jail. Sentence of term s.g Srora two to five years in the state netiItentiary win be passed on Cash.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
ooUPLE HAD TRIALS.
Married Despite Antics of . wiid M Herse%

r a
 Chicago; Jan. 22--Battling braveiy against an adverse fate, which seemed determined to prevent her marriage. Miss Isabelle Sparta. of Kenosha cour- 4y. Wisconsin. has finally triumphed and is now Mrs. Philip Neu.
 The couple was to have been mar ried a week ago. but while making ar- ranxements for the marriage feast. Neu was injured b ya runaway horse. When he recovered sufficiently to go to the church for the wedding he drove over to the homo of Miss Spartz.
 As Miss Sparta got into the Carriage she said.
 s.Do you think the wedding will be . 20 this time. or are you going to- have another runaway accident?"
 Half an hour later the horse shied and upset the carriage. throwing ths couple into ditch. Fortunately neither of them was seriously Injured. Leaving the runaway animal to dem9iish the buggy, they walked to the church and were married.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
DoRANDo WINS MAnATHoN.
Albert Corey is Easily DeGeated by inc
 Italian RwmneF.

Italian Runner.
 Chicago, Jan. .22.--1n contest, In which speed stamina and experiences overeame what appeared to be indiffer- ence on the part of his opponent after the second mile of the grue1iing Mar athon distance of twenty six miles and 3ss yards. Dorando Pietri, the Italian, defested Albert Corey by a margin of more than seven miles. The time waS 2:E6:00 2-5.
 Without making a stop, Dorando won cleyerly on his merits. Corey said that his running shoes were not fitted prop~ erly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
Slight Earthquake Is Felt IR The

City.
 Cincinnati, Jan. 22.--What are be- Iieved to have been earthquake shocks were felt in Cincinnati and the su- burbs about 8 o'clock this morning :. There were several violent shocks and it was at first believed that they were caused by dynamite detonations or that Q fireworks factory near the city had been blown up.
 Inquiry, however. developed the fact that there was no blasting being done this morning and the fireworks fac tories reported no explosions at their plants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
RoBs FLORIDA OFFICE.
Th,sve. Get stauaps Ana MOney At
 DeFunlal.

DeFunIaI.
 Pensacola, Fla. Jan. s2--(Special)- Tnformation which reached here, to- night from DeFuniak on the PensacoIa cola ts to the effect that the post office was robbed there this morning shout { o'clock, all the money and stamps being taken by the burglars
 The safe was blown open with nitro ,-,,,aerine. and the burglars made short s.torI< OF the job getting away before those aroused by the explosion could reach the scene.
 Every train coming into PensaeoIa n.-tSas' The amount secured Is moi known. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
IAPANrsE SITUATION.
If Has Cleared Rapidly, According q
 White House Reports

WUENe HUU1E NNNEN7NNI'
 Washington, Jan. 22--rhe Japanese situation has cleared up so rapidly that it did not occupy much time at the White House today.
 Al the Cabinet meeting, there was little reference to the subject, Secre- tary Straus maintaining that ms ns- uraS aE 10 A decrease of Japanese i'm migration to this country were abso- iutely correct. The cabinet meeting was unsuRlly short-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
TRoY MN hum.

James BranaIey .En3srea While Af-
 temptihg tq Get off Train.
 5Troy,sJan.. z2S=-James Brantley., a profninent citIzen and stock dealer here, was dangerously injured tonight while Attempting to get off a moving sraih at the crossing near his home.
 The train comes to a stop at the crossing regularly, but had not stopped whefi he went to get off. hole was Knocked in his temple. At late hour toniEht he was still unconscious.